US EditionSupervisor let air traffic controller leave shift early before DC plane collision: report
- An Air Traffic Control supervisor allowed an employee to leave their shift early, leading to one controller handling both plane and helicopter traffic on the day of the fatal collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, as reported by NBC News.
- An American Airlines flight collided with a military Blackhawk helicopter, resulting in the deaths of all 64 people on the plane and three on the helicopter, according to a preliminary Federal Aviation Administration report.
- The FAA preliminary safety report stated that staffing at the airport was 'not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,' as reported by The Associated Press.
- The air control tower at Reagan National Airport has faced staffing shortages, with only 19 fully certified controllers as of September 2023, while targets call for 30, according to The New York Times.
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