American Airlines CEO on Plane Crash: We Are Absolutely Heartbroken

BOWSER Our hearts are ░░░░░░░░ with all of the ░░░░░░░░ and American Airlines And ░░░░░░░░ ll hear from CEO ░░░░░░░░ ISOM Thank you Mayor ░░░░░░░░ morning I m Robert ░░░░░░░░ the CEO of American ░░░░░░░░ I want to express ░░░░░░░░ sincere condolences for the ░░░░░░░░ that happened at D ░░░░░░░░ A last night We ░░░░░░░░ absolutely heartbroken for the ░░░░░░░░ and loved ones of ░░░░░░░░ passengers and crew members ░░░░░░░░ also for those that ░░░░░░░░ on the military aircraft ░░░░░░░░ focus right now is ░░░░░░░░ everything that we can ░░░░░░░░ support all of those ░░░░░░░░ and also the PSA ░░░░░░░░ team This is devastating ░░░░░░░░ s we are all ░░░░░░░░ incredibly We urge any ░░░░░░░░ and friends looking for ░░░░░░░░ about their loved ones ░░░░░░░░ call our designated helpline ░░░░░░░░ that s at 1 ░░░░░░░░ 679 8215 1 800 ░░░░░░░░ 8215 Here s what ░░░░░░░░ can share at this ░░░░░░░░ stage American Eagle Flight ░░░░░░░░ operated by PSA Airlines ░░░░░░░░ from Wichita Kansas to ░░░░░░░░ National Airport was involved ░░░░░░░░ an accident just before ░░░░░░░░ P M local time ░░░░░░░░ final approach into Reagan ░░░░░░░░ It collided with a ░░░░░░░░ aircraft on an otherwise ░░░░░░░░ approach And at this ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ the military aircraft came ░░░░░░░░ the path of the ░░░░░░░░ aircraft Flight 5342 a ░░░░░░░░ 700 was under the ░░░░░░░░ of four crew members ░░░░░░░░ carried 60 passengers as ░░░░░░░░ know for a total ░░░░░░░░ 64 people on board ░░░░░░░░ addition to local resources ░░░░░░░░ here in D C ░░░░░░░░ Airlines has activated our ░░░░░░░░ team and that s ░░░░░░░░ group of specialists that ░░░░░░░░ trained to support these ░░░░░░░░ of responses These team ░░░░░░░░ are onsite or arriving ░░░░░░░░ And additionally we have ░░░░░░░░ of our GO team ░░░░░░░░ are on the ground ░░░░░░░░ in D C and ░░░░░░░░ re being deployed with ░░░░░░░░ to do everything that ░░░░░░░░ can to take care ░░░░░░░░ the needs of the ░░░░░░░░ and the loved ones ░░░░░░░░ the passengers and crew ░░░░░░░░ And that is our ░░░░░░░░ focus And we re ░░░░░░░░ grateful for the first ░░░░░░░░ They ve been working ░░░░░░░░ the night courageous efforts ░░░░░░░░ re actively working with ░░░░░░░░ state and federal authorities ░░░░░░░░ emergency response efforts and ░░░░░░░░ coordinating with PSA Airlines ░░░░░░░░ they cooperate fully with ░░░░░░░░ NTSB on the investigation ░░░░░░░░ know that there are ░░░░░░░░ questions at this early ░░░░░░░░ I just won t ░░░░░░░░ able to answer many ░░░░░░░░ we ll provide additional ░░░░░░░░ as it comes Thank ░░░░░░░░