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<br>Authorities have actually recuperated 41 bodies after a plane crash in Washington DC.<br> |
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<br>Sixty-seven people were eliminated when an [American Airlines](https://jobsfevr.com) jet and a military helicopter [collided](https://jobsingulf.com) mid-air on Wednesday night. So far, 28 bodies have been determined.<br> |
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<br>Both airplane crashed into the Potomac River after the collision. Some 300 workers were sent to the scene, but the rescue quickly became a recovery mission as officials stated there were no survivors.<br> |
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<br>Washington crash: Follow the most current updates<br> |
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<br>Federal detectives have actually recovered the black boxes from the guest jet, while authorities were still browsing for comparable devices in the helicopter.<br> |
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<br>Meanwhile, amid concerns over how well the airport's control tower was staffed on the night of the crash, it's been validated that an air traffic control manager had let a controller leave their shift early.<br> |
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<br>The information, first reported by the New york city Times, has been validated to Sky News' US partner NBC News by a source acquainted with the examination.<br> |
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Captain Rebecca Lobach: Third helicopter pilot who passed away in Washington crash was previous White House aide<br> |
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Washington DC crash: Data from plane's black boxes provides contrasting info on elevations - as images of 3rd soldier with Joe Biden and Ralph Lauren emerge<br> |
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Black Hawk helicopter was on emergency evacuation trial run before Washington DC crash, officials say<br> |
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<br>It means a single controller was handling both airplane and helicopter traffic in the location when the two airplane collided.<br> |
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<br>It is permitted - but not optimum - for one controller to do both tasks, NBC News reported.<br> |
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<br>The American Airlines jet was bring 60 passengers and 4 team when it crashed with the Black Hawk helicopter, carrying 3 soldiers, soon before 9pm regional time on Wednesday.<br> |
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<br>Flight 5342 was preparing to arrive on runway 33 at the Ronald Reagan Washington when it hit the helicopter in one of the most securely managed airspaces on the planet.<br> |
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<br>'Em ergency automobiles sped past me'<br> |
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<br>A male whose better half was on the flight has remembered how he saw emergency services "speeding past" as he was waiting at the airport to pick her up.<br> |
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<br>Hamaad Raza told NBC News his partner of two years, Asra, had actually "texted me [and] said, 'We're landing in 20 minutes'".<br> |
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<br>" I was waiting and I started seeing a lot of EMS automobiles speeding past me ... way too lots of, [more] than regular and my texts weren't going through."<br> |
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<br>Trump makes unproven diversity drive claim<br> |
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<br>Donald Trump has connected a diversity drive at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under previous federal governments to the crash.<br> |
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<br>It has considering that been said there is no evidence to support the US president's claim.<br> |
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<br>Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Mr Trump suggested the diversity efforts had actually made air travel less safe.<br> |
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<br>At a White House press briefing on Friday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Mr Trump had signed a memorandum directing an instant evaluation of FAA working with choices made throughout the previous administration.<br> |
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<br>While Mr Trump's claim appears to have been exposed, there are concerns over staffing at Reagan Washington National Airport.<br> |
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<br>NBC News reported staffing in the air traffic control tower was "not typical", according to a preliminary FAA report.<br> |
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<br>The tower generally has a controller who focuses specifically on helicopter traffic - however at the time of the crash, a source stated, one controller was supervising both aircraft and helicopter activity.<br> |
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<br>The FAA, which manages air traffic control along with certification of personnel and aircraft, lacks a long-term administrator. Its previous employer Michael Whitaker stepped down on 20 January - the day of Mr [Trump's inauguration](http://www.healthworksradioshow.com).<br> |
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<br>Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app Mr Trump has actually [selected](https://www.hirerightskills.com) an acting administrator, Chris Rocheleau, in the wake of the crash.<br> |
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<br>Mr Whitaker had actually encountered Mr Trump's confidante Elon Musk over the SpaceX rocket launches during his tenure at the FAA.<br> |
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<br>Since beginning as head of the administration in October 2023, he was likewise forced to react to Boeing's security and quality issues, and [job](https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/view_profile.php?userid=11886041) worked to work with more air traffic controllers due to a scarcity of personnel.<br> |
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<br>Learn more:. |
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Washington DC plane crash: What we understand up until now. |
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Air traffic control heard diverting aircrafts minutes after crash<br> |
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<br>At his instruction, Mr Trump blamed former president Joe Biden for decreasing standards for [air traffic](https://www.chuhaipin.cn) [controllers](https://career.webhelp.pk).<br> |
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<br>" We have to have our smartest individuals," he stated. "They have to be naturally skilled geniuses."<br> |
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<br>Mr Trump added: "The FAA is actively recruiting workers who suffer extreme intellectual impairments, psychiatric problems, and other psychological and physical conditions under a variety and inclusion hiring effort defined on the company's site."<br> |
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<br>The American Association of People with Disabilities reacted to these claims, saying in a statement on X: "FAA workers with disabilities did not cause [the] awful aircraft crash.<br> |
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<br>" The investigation into the crash is still continuous. It is very improper for the president to utilize this tragedy to press an anti-diversity hiring program. Doing so makes all [Americans](https://zenithgrs.com) less safe."<br> |
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<br>Mr Trump stated after being sworn in recently, he signed an executive order which "brought back the highest standards of air traffic controllers".<br> |
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<br>At a later instruction, he was asked if gender or race played a role. He addressed: "It might have, I do not know.<br> |
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