Air traffic controller ‘allowed to leave work early’ shortly before crash
At the time of the collision there was one controller managing traffic for both helicopters and planes, according to The New York Times
Listen: Air traffic controller audio before the midair plane crash near D.C.
Air traffic controller audio and radar reviewed by NPR offer some insight into what happened before the collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Reagan Airport traffic control tower combined 2 positions into 1 ahead of deadly DC plane crash
When aircraft volume goes down, a supervisor can make the decision to combine two controller positions into one position, which happens routinely, according to a source with direct knowledge.
Air traffic control tower short-staffed during DC plane crash report finds
The FAA report revealed that a single controller was responsible for both managing helicopters in the airport's vicinity and directing arriving and departing planes
‘Oh My’: What Air-Traffic Radio Tells Us About the American Airlines Plane Crash
Transmissions show early instruction for an Army helicopter to avoid the passenger jet.
DC plane crash air traffic control audio reveals moment controllers saw disaster: 'Tower did you see that?'
Air Traffic Control (ATC) audio from Wednesday’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet reveals the moments before and after controllers witnessed the disaster unfold.
Charlotte-based flight attendants were on American Airlines plane that crashed in DC
Officials said all 60 passengers aboard the plane, the four flight crew members and three soldiers in the helicopter are dead.
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Report says staffing in control tower was ‘not normal’ at time of deadly midair collision
A report by the Federal Aviation Administration says staffing in the air traffic control tower was “not normal” at time of ...
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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was "not normal" when an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided on Wednesday night, a report shows.