CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The crew that was on board an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C. was based in Charlotte, the airline confirmed on Thursday. The airline is not identifying the crew members out of respect for the families, according to CEO Robert Isom.

The flight attendants of a passenger jet that collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Wednesday were based out of Charlotte, an Association of Flight Attendants spokesperson confirmed to Axios.

QCN is not releasing the woman's name at this time. But we understand she is a wife and mother of two small children. She was returning from a business trip with a layover in D.C.