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Misplaced antenna caused military controllers to lose contact with Black Hawk near DCA: report
A temporary control tower error caused an Army helicopter to lose contact, prompting two commercial planes to perform ...
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Employee On Administrative Leave After Bloody Fight In ATC Tower At Reagan National Airport
It was recently reported that two air traffic controllers at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., got involved in a physical fight in the control tower. And it has now emerged that the ...
Army Report Links Pentagon Equipment Glitch to Aborted Landings at D.C. Airport
The diversion of two commercial flights on May 1 has raised new questions about equipment and safety in some of Washington’s ...
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DC military-air traffic control hotline hasn't worked for over 3 years
The FAA confirmed the agency didn't know the hotline hadn't been working since March 2022 until after the latest near miss at Reagan National Airport.
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Hotline linking Pentagon, Reagan Airport inoperable since 2022, FAA says
A direct line between the Pentagon and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's air traffic control tower has been inoperable since March 2022, a Federal Aviation Administration official ...
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Atlanta airport is vulnerable to air traffic control issues vexing other airports
The air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was 69% staffed as of September 2023, according to Federal Aviation Administration figures.