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Hotline between military and air traffic controllers in Washington hasn’t worked for over 3 years
A hotline between military and civilian air traffic controllers in Washington, D.C., that hasn’t worked for more than three ...
Army Black Hawk helicopter causes 2 terrifying near-misses with airliners at Reagan airport after taking the ‘scenic route’
The Jan. 29 collision over the Potomac River in Washington, DC — which preliminary reports have blamed on the military Black ...
Landing flight at Reagan National forced to ‘go-around’ because of another plane on runway
Due to two near miss incidents near Reagan National Airport in Arlington last week, the Army has pulled all military aircraft flights out of the airspace for the foreseeable future.
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Black Hawk helicopter on way to Pentagon causes planes to abort landings at DCA
In January, American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided while attempting to land at DCA.
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Communication Breakdown: FAA and Pentagon Hotline Issues Impact Air Traffic Safety
The hotline connecting Pentagon and FAA air traffic controllers at Reagan Washington National Airport has been defunct since ...
2 United Airlines Planes Clip Wings at San Francisco Weeks After Similar Incident in Washington, D.C.
The incident occurred "in an area where air traffic controllers do not communicate with flight crews," the FAA said in a ...
Hotline between military, DCA air traffic controllers hasn't worked for 3 years
The FAA official in charge of air traffic controllers confirmed the agency didn't even know the hotline hadn't been working ...