Senators demand increased air traffic control funding
Senators demand increased air traffic control funding after fatal DC-area collision
WASHINGTON (TNND) — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., on Wednesday released a letter demanding action from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the wake of the fatal air collision near Washington, D.C., in January.
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Crash investigators are not blaming the air traffic controller directing the traffic, who advised the helicopter to be aware of the regional jet’s position in the area ahead of the crash.
The Times said the shortage is “particularly severe” in the greater New York area, where two air traffic control facilities on Long Island “are operating with nearly 40% of the positions ...
Wednesday's flight was a training mission required annually for recertification, led by two experienced pilots who had flown in the local area many times before, officials said. Duffy said the US ...
Steve Forbes lays out key reforms to Air Traffic Control that could prevent horrific accidents like the one that occurred last week at Reagan National Airport. Last week’s terrible collision ...
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