American Airlines Group Inc. was sued by the wife of a passenger killed in January when one of its regional jets collided with a military helicopter near Washington, one of the deadliest U.S. air disasters in decades.
Lawyers for Rachel Crafton, the wife of Casey Crafton who was killed in the crash, accuse the airline of failing to implement procedures designed to mitigate the risks of mid-air collisions. They argue that a series of “collective failures” by the airline, and by the Federal Aviation Administration and the United States Army resulted in the fatal crash.