🚁 Axios PM: Crash clues

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View in browser   Presented By Amazon   Axios PM By Mike Allen · Jan 31, 2025 Happy Friday! Today's newsletter, edited by Sam Baker, is 394 words, a 1½-min, read. Thanks to Sheryl Miller for copy editing.     1 big thing: DCA closes helicopter routes   Data: FAA. Map: Axios Visuals The FAA indefinitely closed helicopter routes near Washington's Reagan National Airport as investigators begin to piece together the circumstances surrounding Wednesday's tragic crash. The military helicopter involved in the crash was flying too high and off of its prescribed route, sources told The New York Times. Route 4 — the route the helicopter was supposed to be flying — tracks along the eastern bank of the Potomac. Helicopters are supposed to stay at 200 feet when using it. The Black Hawk involved in Wednesday's crash was flying at 300 feet and at least a half-mile off course, per the NYT. 📰 The latest: Officials said they've recovered 41 bodies so far and expect to be able to recover all 67. The Army released the names of two of the three soldiers who were in the helicopter — Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, who was one of the pilots, and Ryan Austin O'Hara, 28, who repaired Black Hawks and deployed to Afghanistan in 2017. Brief bios of some of those lost.     2. ✈️ "Black boxes" recovered   NTSB investigators examine the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder recovered from the American Airlines jet that crashed Wednesday night. Photo: NTSB/AP Officials recovered the so-called "black boxes" from the airplane in Wednesday's crash, but not from the helicopter. There are two devices — one that records flight data and a cockpit voice recorder. 🟧 They're actually bright orange, not black, to make them easier to find amid wreckage.     A message from Amazon Meet Kathleen and Miguel: growing their small business on Amazon     About their business: "We started selling Lucy's Juices from our garage. Now we have a warehouse and 20 employees." Best part about selling in Amazon's store: "It doubled the size of our company." More than 60% of sales in Amazon's store come from independent sellers. Find out more.     3. Catch me up   President Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office today. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images 📦 The White House said it'll roll out 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, alongside 10% tariffs on China, tomorrow. Go deeper. 🤠 Meta is in talks to reincorporate in Texas, The Wall Street Journal reports. There are no plans to move the corporate headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area. 🧀 Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News after almost 20 years. "The only way to fix this information ecosystem is to stop whining ... and instead roll up our collective sleeves," the former "Meet the Press" host said in a note to colleagues. Go deeper with Axios' Kerry Flynn & Sara Fischer.     4. 🐢 1 for the road   Photo: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP via Getty Images A baby albino red-bellied turtle on the back of an adult, in an enclosure at the Ferme aux Crocodiles in Pierrelatte, France. The birth of an albino turtle of this species — which is native to Australia and New Guinea — is extremely rare.     A message from Amazon Meet Edgar: head of business development at LA-based Lucy's Juices     Favorite Amazon service: "We struggled to break into physical stores and found Fulfillment by Amazon was the fastest way to get our products to customers." Fulfillment by Amazon costs 70% less on average than comparable two-day shipping options. Find out more.   📬 Please invite your friends to join PM. Are you a fan of this email format? Your essential communications — to staff, clients and other stakeholders — can have the same style. Axios HQ, a powerful platform, will help you do it.   Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. Advertise with us. Axios, PO Box 101060, Arlington VA 22201   You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from Axios. To stop receiving this newsletter, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences.   Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get Axios in your inbox.   Follow Axios on social media: