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Fact check: Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries
During Trump’s first term, the FAA began a program to hire air traffic controllers with the conditions that Trump decried.
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Washington plane crash: What air traffic audio tells us about helicopter pilot's actions moments before mid-air collision
Air traffic controllers are only allowed to ... the altitude of the helicopter involved in the crash. Maps published by the FAA show that helicopters are required to stay below 200ft in the ...
Pilots had reported near-misses with helicopters at Reagan National Airport in the years before the deadly crash
In the three years before the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan ...
Air traffic controllers union responds to Trump’s DEI attacks
The air traffic controllers union responded Friday to claims by President Trump this week that diversity programs contributed ...
Helicopters flying along Potomac frequently pose dangers to passenger jets
Wednesday’s fatal collision and two other incidents dramatically illustrate the challenges pilots and air traffic controllers ...
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Air traffic controller ‘left work early’ before deadly collision air crash
A single controller was left to handle the air traffic of planes and helicopters flying over the airspace when two people would typically.
Two planes aborted landings at DCA due to helicopters in flight path in week before crash: report
Two planes aborted landings at Reagan National Airport in the past week due to military helicopters in their flight path, according to the Washington Post.
American Airlines plane, Army helicopter collide outside Reagan National Airport near Washington DC
An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside ...
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As Kansas mourns tragic crash, Trump’s talking points are DEI and dwarfs | Opinion
If President Donald Trump was trying to comfort Wichitans and others rocked by Flight 5342 D.C. plane disaster, he missed the mark.
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FAA significantly restricts helicopter traffic near Reagan National after deadly crash
The Federal Aviation Administration is significantly restricting ... But now the agency responsible for air traffic control is indefinitely barring most helicopters from using the low-to-the ...