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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Report Reveals DC Air Traffic Controller Left Work Eary Before Crash, Contributing To Disaster - The American Tribune.com
In the wake of the horrifying collision between a military VH-60 “Gold Top” VIP transport helicopter and an American Airlines flight trying to land at DC’s Reagan International airport, a report has revealed that the deadly collision was sparked in part by one of the air traffic controllers leaving work early that night. Doing so left the responsibility of air traffic control for both helicopters and airplanes combined, contributing to the horri…
Reports: One air traffic controller was doing work of two; Plane had to abort landing day earlier
by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2025 Real World News A supervisor allowed an air traffic controller at DC’s Reagan National Airport to leave early on Wednesday, hours before the midair collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter, reports say. A single air traffic controller was left to handle the traffic of planes […]
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