by Matt Vespa, Townhall:
The nation is reeling from the Reagan National Airport disaster. There are no survivors. The American Airlines flight that collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter last night around 9 PM spared no one. All 67 people on the aircraft and the chopper perished in what is the worst aviation accident in recent memory. For some, this was an event waiting to happen, given the congestion, the length of the runway, and variating flight patterns.
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Trump smacks down CNN’s Kaitlin Collins after she accuses him of politicizing the deadly DC plane crash:
“I think that’s not a very smart question. I’m surprised, coming from you.” pic.twitter.com/SE4OFM2kSp
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 30, 2025
Reagan Airport has seen more than a few close calls. It doesn’t help that the air traffic control tower has one staffer doing the work of two people. The conditions before the tragic crash were described as “not normal.” The media lambasted President Trump for insinuating the DEI initiatives were partially to blame, along with the control tower. He was right about the latter (via NYT):
“Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic…The controller who was handling helicopters…was also instructing planes that were landing and departing from its runways” pic.twitter.com/Tts8z09G4Y
— Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) January 30, 2025
NYT, breaking news: “Control Tower Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ During Deadly Crash, F.A.A. Says”
“An internal report suggested that the controller on duty during the late-night accident was doing a job usually handled by two people”
— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) January 30, 2025
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