Retired Chicago air traffic controller says tower staffing less likely to blame for D.C. midair collision
Hearing that just one air traffic controller was monitoring both planes and helicopters has left many to wonder how common such a situation is.
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A plane and a tug vehicle collide at Chicago’s O’Hare airport, injuring the driver
The Chicago O’Hare International Airport is seen from the south air traffic control tower on April 22, 2019. (Kiichiro Sato | AP) A plane struck an aircraft tug vehicle at Chicago O’Hare International ...
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Watch and Listen: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport air traffic controllers during crash
As the American Eagle Flight 5342, a CRJ jet, approached the helicopter, the tower controller asked the helicopter pilot if he had the CRJ in sight. The helicopter pilot cannot be heard responding to ...
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In wake of D.C. midair collision, Chicago expert explains challenges at air traffic control
Hearing that just one air traffic controller was monitoring both planes and helicopters has left many to wonder how common ...
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United adds 3 new Chicago routes to boost connectivity at O'Hare hub
The three new routes offer service from O'Hare International Airport to Billings, Montana; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Ontario, ...
Aircraft disasters have tested almost every US president. Here’s a look back
While the full details of what led to Wednesday’s terrible tragedy remain unclear, it’s not the first time a president has been tested with an airline disaster.
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Aircraft disasters have tested almost every US president. Here’s a look back
Bush oversaw the response to perhaps the most well known of aviation catastrophes, after 19 hijackers took control of ... crashed not far from O’Hare International Airport, killing all 271 ...
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Is flying becoming more dangerous? Washington DC plane crash questions answered
As a result of the proximity to the heart of government, air-traffic control ... Chicago O’Hare and Miami returned to their starting points. Flights due to operate to and from the airport ...
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“It’s A Chronic Understaffed Occupation”: New Report Finds 90% Of ATC Facilities Are Short-Handed
In July, the agency transferred the oversight of traffic at EWR to the TRACON (Terminal Radar Approach Control) facility at Philadelphia ... who spent more than two decades in the tower at Chicago ...