Ryan Radia

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FAA STATEMENT: A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time. PSA was operating as Flight 5342 for American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas.

Sometimes, the most important news is when something *isn’t* happening: Since the last plane crash by a US airline, they have transported passengers for more than two *light-years*

Chart showing that the cumulative passenger miles traveled without a plane crash by US airlines is 2.3 light years.