The married couple, won the world championships in pairs figure skating in 1994, had reportedly lived in the US since at least 1998.
United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and several other U.S.-based carriers have all given investors strong forecasts for the year.
"Just the horror that the parents are going through. It just that blows me away. It makes me so sad for the families," said Joanne Kispert, 74, whose father died in the 2001 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in New York in 2001.
The number of people onboard and any fatalities is unknown at this time. The plane can carry up to 65 passengers and four crew members.
Many established international airlines have posted messages of condolences following news of the American Airlines plane crash in Washington DC, US.
“While performing a training mission a United States Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Va., collided in midair with an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet Flight 5342 last night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport," he said.
Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort Worth-based airline in more than two decades.
The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.
The Black Hawk is a US Army workhorse helicopter. It has been flying for decades. One tragically collided with a passenger jet this week.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century, officials said Thursday.
Three American soldiers were on board a Black Hawk helicopter when it was involved in a mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 29.