Complaints about the FAA's hiring policies resurfaced after the American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, killing 67 people in the country’s deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.
The staffing at the air control tower at Reagan National Airport was "not normal" when an American Airlines plane and Army helicopter collided on Wednesday night, a report shows.
Legal experts tell Newsweek about the potential lawsuits that could be filed stemming from the D.C. plane crash.
The deadly plane and helicopter collision outside of Washington D.C. which claimed the lives of 67 people has officials highlighting aviation safety.
The FAA is actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems, and other mental and physical conditions," Trump said.
Federal authorities are asking questions as to how the collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter could have occurred.
Trump says the Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday's collision with a commercial plane over the Potomac River was "flying too high, by a lot."
The FAA has long struggled with a shortage of air traffic controllers ... and four union steamfitters from the Washington area. A top Army aviation official said the crew of the helicopter, a Black Hawk, was “very experienced” and familiar with ...
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was too soon to speculate the cause of the deadly crash. Skaters, parents, and coaches from the Skating Club of Boston were aboard the flight.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is indefinitely restricting helicopter flights near Washington Reagan National Airport after a deadly collision between an American Airlines regional jet and Army Black Hawk killed 67 people.
The Federal Aviation Administration is significantly restricting helicopter traffic in the immediate vicinity of Washington Reagan National Airport, following Wednesday night’s collision between and Army Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial jet.