A Colgan Air Bombardier crashed into a house near Buffalo, New York, killing 49 passengers and crew, marking the end of a 15-year streak without a major fatal airline crash in the US. While the cause is under investigation, the incident highlights lingering concerns about air travel safety, including air traffic control staffing, close-call incidents, and Boeing jet quality.
Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va.
“Flying is very safe. We have the safest flying anywhere in the world, and we’ll keep it that way,” Trump said. There was reportedly only one air traffic controller responsible for coordinating helicopter and plane traffic, The Associated Press and others reported Thursday. The work at Reagan National airport, which was coordinating the flights, is usually assigned to two people and theBut the positions are regularly combined when controllers need to step away for breaks, changes in shifts or during periods of slower air traffic.
The cause of the crash remains unclear, and the National Transportation Safety Board is only in the beginning stages of its investigation. A preliminary report on the crash is typically released within a few weeks of an accident but full investigations and final conclusions can take one to two years to complete and be released to the public.
Investigators have asked people not to speculate on a potential cause of the collision while the probe gets off the ground.
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