On the upper reaches of the Jinsha River in southwest China, a high altitude hydropower station is under construction.

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Chris Collins, 42, left, and Melissa Nicandri, 28, both worked at Moody’s Ratings. They were aboard AA Flight 5342 when it collided with an army helicopter Wednesday evening in Washington D.C ...

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The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Washington, D.C., last week may have been flying higher than the maximum altitude for its training mission, authorities say.

Data from the jet’s flight recorder showed its altitude as 325 feet, plus or minus 25 feet, when the crash happened Wednesday night, National Transportation Safety Board officials told reporters.

Investigators worked Saturday to resolve flight data showing key differences in altitude between the commercial jet and the Army helicopter involved in the deadliest aviation accident in a ...