"The pilot told us he was going to get us safe to Charlotte and everything was going to be okay." Kampka said she wanted to del

Washington’s regional airport was closed after the crash that apparently took the lives of 67 people. The DC airport is reopening at 11 a.m.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The flight crew of a passenger jet that collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Wednesday was based out of Charlotte airport, sources confirmed with WBTV.

American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) owns PSA, which already has a large presence in Charlotte, operating regional flights on American’s behalf. American is based in Fort Worth, Texas, but runs its second-largest hub at Charlotte Douglas, known as CLT.

A Charlotte airport worker was killed Monday morning after being hit by an airline ramp vehicle, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and CLT.

CHARLOTTE ( QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A worker at Charlotte Douglas International Airport tragically lost his life in an airline ramp vehicle crash on Monday, the airport confirms. The incident happened just before 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 27. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police reports the worker was struck by an AA Tug PS234 on the ramp at Gate B12.

A Charlotte airport worker was killed Monday morning after getting hit by a vehicle on the tarmac. Officials at Charlotte Douglas International Airport said an American Airlines employee was hit by an airline ramp vehicle in the paved area near the gate where planes park around 9:30 a.m. The name of the victim was not released.

An American Airlines employee has died following a single vehicle accident on the tarmac at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

A worker at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) died Monday after being struck by an airline ramp vehicle on the tarmac, local police have confirmed.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) – An employee was killed Monday at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said that around 9:38 a.m., officers were called to the airport for reports of an employee being hit by a vehicle on the tarmac.

An investigation is underway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport after a was killed on the tarmac Monday.