The midair collision Wednesday night between the plane and an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., has left Wichita grieving.

The number on the American Airlines flight from Washington to the nation’s capital is being retired by the airline, with the direct Wichita-to-DC flight now numbered 5677.

The aviation community continues to mourn after a fatal mid-air crash involving a military helicopter and an American Airlines jet near Washington, D.C. earlier this week.

A timeline of the tragic collision between a commercial plane and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, with ...

In the days after the tragic American Eagle Flight 5342 and U.S. Army Black Hawk collision, the Wichita community has stepped up to support those impacted by the crash.

Friday evening, another American Airlines plane will take off from Wichita to Washington, D.C. But it won’t be flight No. 5342. That’s because American Airlines has retired that number after the ...