How Donald Trump Changed Air Traffic Control Standards in First Term
After the Washington, D.C., plane crash, Trump said he previously set "extraordinary" standards for air traffic control employees.
Air traffic controllers union hits back at Trump DEI comments
On Thursday, Trump ordered a DEI review of federal aviation hiring and safety decisions, doubling down on his unsubstantiated claim that such policies were a factor in the crash that left no survivors.
Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers
Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in D.C.
Did Donald Trump Freeze Hiring of Air Traffic Controllers? What We Know
Democrats previously hit out at the president's federal hiring freeze for hindering the "number one safety issue" in aviation.
Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries
At a news conference, Trump read a list of conditions he called disqualifying, but his administration started such hiring in 2019.
Trump Says Air Traffic Control Systems Have Not Been Built Properly
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that air traffic control systems have not been built properly, speaking in the wake of a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.
Trump blames diversity hiring as probe into deadly DC plane crash begins
President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller ahead of a deadly midair collision in Washington and quickly veered into politics to speculate that Democrats and diversity initiatives shared blame for the deaths of 67 people.
President Trump claims "low standards" for air traffic control
President Donald Trump cites "low standards" for air traffic controllers implemented by Biden administration after DCA plane crash.
Air traffic control audio details deadly Washington plane crash: 'I just saw a fireball'
The moments before and after a crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter are detailed in air ...
Mid-air collision of jet, helicopter near DC — what we know
Wreckage from Wednesday’s mid-air collision in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Petty ...
Inside the DC plane crash investigation: Air traffic staff a 'small piece' of 'very big puzzle,' official says
The NTSB is investigating "thousands of data points" to find the cause of the fatal D.C. plane-helicopter crash, including ...
Washington, DC, plane crash thrusts high-stakes role of air traffic control into the spotlight
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an ex-Army Black Hawk pilot, said communications between airline and military pilots usually go through ...
Washington Crash Renews Concerns About Air Safety Lapses
Clues emerging from the moments before an Army helicopter collided with a passenger jet suggest breakdowns in the system ...
Washington crash: Clues and questions from air traffic audio, another near-miss and 'not normal' staffing
The mid-air collision came just 24 hours after another passenger jet narrowly avoided hitting a helicopter when landing at ...
Staffing at Reagan Washington National Airport air control tower was ‘not normal' on night of collision: FAA
The staffing at the air control tower at Reagan National Airport was "not normal" when an American Airlines plane and Army ...
One of Texas’ busiest airports is missing half its air traffic controllers, rep warns
U.S. Rep Lloyd Doggett, a Democrat, said Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has been understaffed for months.
KHOU 11 Meteorologist, licensed pilot Pat Cavlin explains air traffic control audio from plane, helicopter collision
A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, ...