Over 90% Of 313 US Air Traffic Control Facilities Are Understaffed: Report

New Delhi: Days after a passenger jet and military helicopter collided in Washington DC, killing all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, a new report has revealed that air traffic facilities in the US are reeling under severe staff shortages. Over 90 per cent of the United States’ 313 air traffic control facilities are operating below … Read more

Washington Air Traffic Control Tower Was Short Staffed During Plane-Chopper Crash: Report

New York, United States: Staffing was thin in the air traffic control tower at Washington’s Reagan National airport at the time of the deadly crash between a passenger jet and an army helicopter, US media reported Thursday. Staffing was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic” according to an internal preliminary … Read more

Traffic Control Radar Shows Moment When US Jet Collided With Chopper

A footage is going viral on social media platforms showing the air traffic control room screen, which appears to show the radar view of an American Airlines plane colliding with a US military helicopter on Wednesday. The 49-second clip shows how the Army Black Hawk helicopter with three people on board – call sign PAT25 … Read more