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Only 1 air traffic controller working during time of crash

BBC on MSN · 1h

Air traffic control staffing 'not normal' during DC crash - officials

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there was a "consolidation of air traffic controllers an hour before it was supposed to happen".

The New York Times · 2d

Listen: Air Traffic Control Warns Helicopter of Nearby Jet Before Collision

Listen to the air traffic control at Ronald Reagan National Airport speak to the Army helicopter pilots shortly before the deadly crash.

The Independent on MSN · 2d

Air traffic controller 'left work early' before deadly crash as helicopter's flight height comes into question

A single controller was left to handle the air traffic of planes and helicopters flying over the airspace when two people would typically be monitoring both flight paths

2don MSN

One Air Traffic Controller Overseeing Helicopters, Planes 'Not Normal': FAA

One air traffic controller was reportedly working two tower positions at the time of Wednesday's fatal crash near D.C.

1hon MSN

Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says FAA systems are 'antiquated,' calls for more air traffic controllers

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the COVID-19 pandemic caused air traffic controller recruitment to "plummet" for two ...

2d

Air traffic controller told helicopter to ‘pass behind’ commercial plane before fatal collision in D.C., recordings say

PAT-25, do you have the CRJ in sight?” the controller asks the helicopter pilot, according to audio posted by the Associated ...

3d

Gasps heard on air traffic control audio as passenger jet, Army helicopter collide near DC

Air traffic control audio shortly before the collision captures the helicopter pilot saying, “PAT 2-5 has aircraft in sight, ...

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