Air Florida was an American low-cost carrier that operated under its own brand from 1972 [3] to 1984. During the period from 1972 to 1978 Air Florida was an intrastate airline. Until a high-profile 1982 aircraft crash in Washington DC, Air Florida was considered an early success story of U.S. airline deregulation, having expanded rapidly from ...

23 hours ago · On Jan. 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 727-200 series, departed from Reagan Washington National Airport in D.C. en route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a planned stop in Tampa, and ...

1 day ago · Washington, DC. 1-14-1982 On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into Washington, DC's 14th Street Bridge and fell into the Potomac River shortly after taking off.

1 day ago · Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac River in 1982. On January 13, 1982, nearly 43 years ago today, a catastrophic crash involving Air Florida Flight 90 claimed the lives of 74 people ...

1 day ago · An Air Florida flight taking off en route to Fort Lauderdale crashed into a bridge and tumbled into the icy Potomac in January 1982. Air Florida started out as a commuter company, expanded to key ...

1 day ago · Almost 43 years ago to the day, tragedy struck when a commercial jet − Air Florida Flight 90 − plunged into icy waters shortly after an afternoon takeoff from the same airport where a ...

1 day ago · The devastating Air Florida Flight 90 crash on Jan. 13, 1982 and subsequent rescue efforts in the ice-covered Potomac River transfixed Washington and the nation Updated January 30, 2025 at 2:07 a ...

Air Florida Flight 90 was a scheduled U.S. domestic passenger flight operated by Air Florida from Washington National Airport (now Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, with an intermediate stopover at …

Jan 12, 2024 · It’s been 42 years since Air Florida Flight 90 struggled to take off from Washington National Airport, struck the 14th Street Bridge and then plunged into icy water. But the daring rescue is...

Jan 13, 2025 · Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737-200 plane, was delayed in its departure due to a backlog of other flights taking off and landing.