On Wednesday, a plane with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard had a midair collision with a Black Hawk Army helicopter.
Trump blamed recent Democratic administrations and DEI, ordering top transit and aviation officials to review hiring decisions made during Biden's years.
Too few controllers have been on the job across the country in general, and in the Baltimore-Washington corridor in particular, in recent years.
President Donald Trump on Thursday took executive action to address FAA hires and aviation safety after an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet in D.C.
At his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump implied Thursday that diversity, equity and inclusion programs could be the cause, although an investigation into the fatal disaster has only just begun.
A preliminary Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report has found that the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was essentially understaffed when Wednesday’s American Airs
As an investigation is underway following the deadly collision of an American Airs passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter, reports circulated of alleged staffing […]
The USA Fact Check Team digs into comments made about the FAA and diversity efforts in the wake of the DC plane crash.
Trump blamed diversity hiring policies for a deadly aviation disaster, criticizing Biden-era FAA standards. His remarks sparked debate, clashing with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins while pledging to restore air travel safety and confidence.
In the deadliest US aviation disaster in 20 years, 67 people died after an American Airlines passenger jet collided mid-air with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington DC. US President Donald Trump has blamed diversity hiring for air traffic controllers,
Donald Trump has a strong suspicion that DEI is the reason for the fatal Washington D.C. aircraft crash. The 47th president held a press conference Thursday (Jan. 30) in the aftermath of the tragedy where he detailed immediate steps that were being taken into an investigation.