Despite recent headlines, U.S. commercial airline travel has become increasingly safe. An American Airlines regional jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, killing 67 people. A private medical jet crashed in Philadelphia, with 7 lives lost.

No survivors are expected after an American Airlines passenger flight and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair on Wednesday night, near Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport.The big picture: While the cause of the crash is being investigated,

The Unified Command said all 67 victims of the American Airlines and Black Hawk helicopter collision have been recovered and identified.

Radar evidence proves that the Black Hawk helicopter was not flying low enough during collision with American Airlines Flight 5342.