Crews lift the American Airlines’ plane wreckage from last week’s fatal crash out of the Potomac River.

The victims of the mid-air collision include dedicated flight attendants and talented ice skaters.

A BBC correspondent visited the Skating Club of Boston, which had connections to six crash victims.

He told a news conference that diversity hiring efforts at the Federal Aviation Administration may have led to safety issues.

They include two teenage athletes, their mothers and two former Russian stars, according to their club in Boston.

President Trump says the cause of Washington air collision still unknown but attacks diversity policies at the federal aviation agency.

Footage of an air traffic control room screen shows the radar view of an American Airlines plane colliding with a military helicopter.

An American Airlines flight collided in mid-air with a military helicopter on Wednesday night in Washington DC.