Retired Chicago ATC: Tower staffing less likely to blame for D.C. crash
Hearing that just one air traffic controller was monitoring both planes and helicopters has left many to wonder how common such a situation is.
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Hearing that just one air traffic controller was monitoring both planes and helicopters has left many to wonder how common such a situation is.
Oleg Podvalny skated and competed with Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov — who were killed in the D.C. plane crash. Marissa Sulek talked with Podvalny Thursday night.
Hearing that just one air traffic controller was monitoring both planes and helicopters has left many to wonder how common such a situation is. As Jermont Terry reports, a retired air traffic controller who spent more than 20 years in the tower at O’Hare International Airport said it is not really uncommon.
Recovery crews spent all day Thursday combing the Potomac River in search of the remains of those lost in the horrific collision. Erica Brown reports.
The teens were all at a development camp in Wichita, and some of them were heading home on the plane that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. Sara Machi reports.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it is just beginning its investigation into the crash involving a plane and a Black Hawk helicopter. Tim McNicholas reports.
The recovery effort had been going nonstop for about 20 hours Thursday evening. Tim McNicholas reports from outside Reagan National Airport.
The skaters had all attended a national development camp in Wichita, Kansas, and some are as young as 13. Sara Machi reports.
A total of 40 bodies have been recovered from the site where a regional jet and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed Wednesday night. Charlie De Mar reports.
The tragedy has had a massive impact on Chicago's figure skating community. Sara Machi reports.
CBS News reported Thursday that at the time of eth crash, one air traffic controller was managing both airline traffic and helicopters — a job normally done by two people. Charlie De Mar reports.
"One of the things that often happen when there is an aircraft mishap is that the people who are the most clueless, like President Trump, immediately blame the pilots," Duckworth said.
The airport, or DCA, reopened around 10 a.m. after being shut down for nearly 12 hours, causing flight cancellations Thursday morning.
Reagan National Airport will be closed until at least 10 a.m. Chicago time, impacting several flights from O'Hare.
Earthcam video shows the moment an American Airlines commercial passenger jet and an army helicopter collided in midair just before 9 p.m., near Washington DC's Reagan National Airport.
American Airlines has sent an updated statement and says 60 passengers and four crewmembers were on the flight, which started to Wichita and was about to land in Washington, D.C.
The flight was approaching Reagan National Airport at the time. Charlie De Mar reports on what we know.
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