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US NTSB to probe Wednesday's near-miss between planes at Washington airport [View all]
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https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-ntsb-probe-wednesdays-near-miss-between-planes-washington-airport-2024-05-31/US NTSB to probe Wednesday's near-miss between planes at Washington airport
By David Shepardson
May 31, 2024 5:54 PM EDT Updated 13 hours ago
WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it will open an investigation into a near-collision earlier this week between an American Airlines (AAL.O), jet and a small airplane at Reagan Washington National Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration said earlier that an air traffic controller on Wednesday had canceled takeoff clearance for American Airlines (AAL.O), Flight 2134 - an Airbus A319 - because a Hawker Beechcraft Super King Air was cleared to land on an intersecting runway at the airport. Reagan has the busiest runway in the nation.
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The NTSB has opened investigations into more than a half dozen near-miss incidents since January 2023 that raised concerns about U.S. aviation safety and the strain on understaffed air traffic control.
A persistent shortage of controllers has delayed flights and raised safety concerns. At many facilities, controllers are working mandatory overtime and six-day weeks to cover staffing shortages. The FAA wants $43 million to accelerate hiring and training of controllers and has sought to impose new rest requirements.
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By David Shepardson
May 31, 2024 5:54 PM EDT Updated 13 hours ago
WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it will open an investigation into a near-collision earlier this week between an American Airlines (AAL.O), jet and a small airplane at Reagan Washington National Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration said earlier that an air traffic controller on Wednesday had canceled takeoff clearance for American Airlines (AAL.O), Flight 2134 - an Airbus A319 - because a Hawker Beechcraft Super King Air was cleared to land on an intersecting runway at the airport. Reagan has the busiest runway in the nation.
[...]
The NTSB has opened investigations into more than a half dozen near-miss incidents since January 2023 that raised concerns about U.S. aviation safety and the strain on understaffed air traffic control.
A persistent shortage of controllers has delayed flights and raised safety concerns. At many facilities, controllers are working mandatory overtime and six-day weeks to cover staffing shortages. The FAA wants $43 million to accelerate hiring and training of controllers and has sought to impose new rest requirements.
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