Musk has publicly clashed with the FAA and its former chief, Michael Whitaker. The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out.

An aviation expert is calling for taking "a bulldozer to the front of the FAA" after the fatal and tragic collision between an American Airlines flight and Army helicopter over D.C.

While landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC on Wednesday shortly before 9 p.m., American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the icy Potomac River.

CEO of American Airlines Robert Isom made a statement in the early morning hours following a midair collision between AA flight 5342 and a military Black Hawk helicopter.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

Before holding a moment of silence for the deceased, Trump bashed the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), highlighting a memo that said the agency was “too white” during the Obama administration.

An American Airlines regional jet carrying 64 passengers and crew and a military helicopter collided in midair Wednesday night near a Washington, D.C., area airport.The Federal Aviation Administration said the crash involved a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by American’s regional carrier PSA and a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter.

After American Airlines’ American Eagle Flight 5342 had a mid-air collision with a helicopter and subsequently crashed into the Potomac River, the D.C. fire chief shared a statement.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, officials said Thursday.