Investigators continue their probe to determine the cause of a deadly midair collission between a commercial flight and an Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport.
By Karina Elwood and Dana Munro, The Washington PostAn American Eagle plane takes off as mourners gather at the end of Runway 33, where Flight 5342 was meant to land.
“What was happening inside the tower. Were they understaffed? Was it a right decision to consolidate the positions of the air traffic controllers from two to one? Those are questions that we need answers to,” Duffy said. “And the position of the Black Hawk. The elevation of the Black Hawk.
Meanwhile, Republican leaders on Sunday further blamed federal diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that President Donald Trump has said are an underlying issue that contributed to the crash. No evidence has emerged that DEI played a role in the accident,
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