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 ...
Former air traffic controller explains communication before midair plane collision
WUSA9 spoke with Todd Yeary, who worked in air traffic control in Chicago on 9/11, about what it is like to communicate with ...
Listen to the Air Traffic Control Audio in the Moments Around the Collision
The audio indicates that air traffic controllers tried to warn the Army helicopter about a nearby Canadair Regional Jet.
Washington plane crash: Air traffic controller 'allowed to leave early' before mid-air collision with Army helicopter
Listen here on your chosen podcast platform.An air traffic controller was allowed to leave work early meaning the tower was ...
Former pilot explains how air traffic control manages communication with aircraft
Following the collision between an American Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter, retired American Airlines captain Richard Levy said effective communicat ...
Supervisor let air traffic controller leave shift early before DC plane collision: report
A supervisor at the Reagan National Airport tower reportedly let an air traffic controller leave early from his shift shortly ...
Harrowing audio captures air traffic controller's reaction to American Airlines plane colliding with helicopter
Audio from the American Airlines plane crash in Washington DC documents air traffic control's reaction to the collision.
California Airport Could Lose All Air Traffic Controllers This Week
If San Carlos Airport loses its air traffic controllers, and air traffic towers are forced to go unmanned, it could create safety issues.
Tracking the Washington plane crash: What flight data, air traffic control recordings and CCTV tell us
Using flight tracking data, CCTV and recordings of air traffic control, Sky News' Data and Forensics Unit examines the events that led to the disaster, which is thought to have killed 67 people.
Army chopper didn’t respond to air traffic control before crash with Wichita flight
Air traffic control received no response from a military Black Hawk helicopter seconds before it collided with an American ...
‘Goddamn, do something’ — years of warnings came before DC’s air tragedy
Air traffic controller shortages, soaring travel demand, a surge of airport near-collisions and complaints of congressional dysfunction escalated before the U.S. saw its first fatal domestic airline ...