Senators demand increased air traffic control funding after fatal DC-area collision
For the sake of America’s traveling public, we can and must do better. At a minimum, we must commit to doing all we can to ...
Black Hawk pilots may have missed air traffic directive, flown on ‘bad’ altitude data before crash
The Black Hawk pilots who collided with an American Airlines plane last month may not have heard vital information given by ...
Helicopter Crew May Not Have Heard Air-Traffic Instruction before Collision
The National Transportation Safety Board is also studying whether the pilots of the Black Hawk in last month’s collision were ...
Air traffic controller shortage of 3,800 due to DEI practices cutting ‘too white, too elite’ candidates: lawyer
A critical shortage of 3,800 air traffic controllers is because of the Federal Aviation Administration’s DEI practices ...
What went wrong in DC plane crash? KC pilot explains flying in dark, collision detection
What stood out to Rainen was that the military’s Black Hawk helicopter was at the altitude of American Airlines flight 5342 ...
Transportation chief Sean Duffy claims department traded core mission for DEI, vows to add air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said one major question in the crash between an army chopper and a commercial jet in DC last week is why the helicopter didn’t conduct its training later ...
Experts talk about the duties of Air Traffic Controllers following scrutiny after deadly collision in Washington, D.C.
A devastating mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter over the Potomac River has ATC's ...
10 Catastrophes the Right Has Tried to Blame on ‘DEI’
Blaming disasters and tragedies on DEI initiatives has become a popular racist and sexist dogwhistle for President Trump and his far-right allies.
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Air Traffic Control Staffing Issues in Spotlight After DC Plane Crash
An air traffic control source told CNN such an arrangement is not uncommon. However, a preliminary Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) internal report said staffing at the air traffic control ...
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‘Heartbreaking’ search for those killed in DC air crash as army helicopter’s black box recovered
The Federal Aviation Administration also heavily ... Investigators are examining the actions of the military pilot as well as air traffic control, after the helicopter apparently flew into the ...
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FAA indefinitely closes routes near Reagan National to most helicopter traffic after deadly crash
But now the agency responsible for air traffic control is indefinitely barring ... according to a report by the Federal Aviation Administration that was obtained by The Associated Press.
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Over 90% of U.S. airport towers are understaffed, data shows
Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the Federal Aviation Administration and ...