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Reagan Air Traffic Control Tower Was Reportedly Understaffed

Staffing Levels at Reagan Airport Traffic Control Tower Were 'Not Normal' on Night of Crash, FAA Finds: Report

A preliminary safety report from the Federal Aviation Administration reportedly found that air traffic control staffing was abnormally low at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 29, according to The New York Times, which obtained a copy of the report.

The New York Times · 10h

Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Reagan Airport Tower, According to F.A.A. Report

The report, reviewed by The New York Times, said that one controller was communicating with both helicopters and planes. Those jobs are typically assigned to two people, not one.

Business Insider · 8h

FAA says staffing ‘not normal’ at D.C. airport tower during crash, NY Times says

Staffing was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic” at Ronald Reagan National Airport, near where an American Airlines (AAL)

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Los Angeles Daily News · 3h

Video: Scene of plane crash near Washington’s Reagan Airport

The Associated Press is providing live video of the scene of the plane crash near Washington’s Reagan Airport:

CBS News · 10h

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

South Holland police ultimately had to clear out trustees, neighbors, and the news media after allies and critics of Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard let their fists speak for them.

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Small airplane down in Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport

A small aircraft is down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fireboats were on the scene, the Washington fire department said. The airport said late on Wednesday that all takeoffs and landings were halted at the airport as emergency personnel responded to an aircraft incident.

Jet, helicopter collide in deadly crash near Reagan National

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Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

There was no immediate word on casualties, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington have been halted.

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'Nothing short of a nightmare': Jet, helicopter collide in deadly crash near Reagan National

God bless their souls," President Donald Trump said after a passenger plane carrying 64 people collided with an Army helicopter on a training mission.

Houston Chronicle · 7h

Collision between passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC kills 67

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinized the actions of the military pilot and reported that control tower staffing was “not normal” at the time of the country's worst aviation disaster in a generation.

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New details emerge in the minutes before the mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport

Investigators analyze flight data to understand the crash between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter and ...

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Ronald Reagan Washington ‘one of the most demanding airports’ for pilots, who face ‘helicopter alley’

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has the busiest runaway in the US, with an average of 819 takeoffs per day – which ...

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Travelers Sleep at Ronald Reagan Airport After Deadly Plane Collision Prompts Shutdown

Travelers were seen sleeping at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the early hours of Thursday, January 30, as activity halted following a deadly collision between a passenger plane and a ...

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Reagan’s 1985 inauguration, among the coldest, was also held indoors

A drummer from Minnesota was ready for a frigid inauguration in 1985. He sprayed antifreeze on his snare before an outdoor parade rehearsal. But the polar express that blasted into Washington for ...

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A shorter commute: Lawmakers, lobbyists argued over adding flights at busy Reagan airport

Lawmakers have an interest in boosting direct flights to their states because Reagan is closer to downtown than Dulles.

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