Tag: air traffic controller
Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend...
Washington plane crash: The footage that shows what went wrong
Credit: EarthcamAt 8.45pm on Wednesday night (1.45am GMT, Thursday), American Eagle Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, was descending calmly into Washington’s Ronald Reagan...
American Airlines flight ordered to make 'expedited climb' to avoid crashing into mountain after Hawaii takeoff
An American Airlines flight departing Hawaii was hastily ordered to make an “expedited climb” to avoid crashing into mountainous terrain on Wednesday.Flight 298...