(Bloomberg) -- Two analysts at Moody’s Ratings — Christopher Collins and Melissa Nicandri — were among the 67 people killed in a midair collision between an American Airlines Group Inc. flight and a military helicopter in Washington on Wednesday night, the credit-grading firm said.
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The analysts were traveling for business at the time of the crash close to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, according to local news outlets including the Cape Cod Chronicle and News4JAX.
Collins, 42, a senior analyst focusing on municipal credit, had worked at Moody’s for over a decade. He earned a master’s degree in public-policy analysis from Brown University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, his LinkedIn profile shows.
In a statement, his family said he was “a true adventurer with a passion for the outdoors and a lifelong love of animals.”
Nicandri, 28, who focused on public finance and was based in New York, had been working at Moody’s since 2022 after spending about three years at Booz Allen Hamilton as a consultant, according to her LinkedIn profile. She went to graduate school at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies after receiving a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University.
“The Moody’s family mourns the loss of two of our best,” the company said in a statement on Friday. “Chris and Melissa were cherished colleagues who embodied our values and enriched our lives with kindness and warmth.”
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading an investigation into the incident, alongside the Federal Aviation Administration.
--With assistance from Myles Miller.
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