Following a helicopter crash near Washington D.C., Trump called for a complete overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system, deeming it outdated and potentially contributing to the tragedy. He promised to invest in a new system, citing his own experience using a foreign system when landing in his private jet. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Elon Musk confirmed that Musk's Department of Government Efficiency will assist in rapidly upgrading the aviation safety system.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Elon Musk said in posts that Musk's team at the Department of Government Efficiency is going to help rapidly upgrade the nation’s aviation safety systemon what he called an “obsolete” computer system used by U.S. air traffic control lers, and he vowed to replace it.In the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, Trump blamed it on diversity hiring programs. But on Thursday, he blamed the computer system used by the country's air traffic control lers.
The Federal Aviation Administration has been working since the mid-2000s — long before Trump's first term in office — to upgrade the air traffic control system through its . Congress passed a law in 2003 that prompted the upgrades because of concerns about mounting air travel congestion and concerns that it would only get busier.
Trump said that if the nation had a newer system, alarms would have sounded when the Black Hawk helicopter, which was on a training exercise, reached the same altitude as the plane. Video shows crews using a barge and crane to remove wreckage from the Potomac River. News4’s Adam Tuss shares an update from Reagan National Airport, more than a week after the midair catastrophe.
To get more precise information, investigators need to be able to examine the wreckage of the still-submerged Black Hawk to verify the data. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday afternoon that all major components of both the helicopter and jet have now been removed from the river and will be taken to a secure hanger where NTSB investigators can examine them. Salvage crews will work to remove smaller debris with baskets over the next 10 days before finishing work on Feb. 16.
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