Deadly Crash Focuses Attention on Helicopter Traffic at Reagan Airport

The New York Times

The New York Times

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Helicopter flights have been restricted near Washington's Reagan National Airport as investigators work to determine the cause of Wednesday night's deadly midair collision between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter.
International Business Times
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Airplane and helicopter traffic is normally handled by two controllers until 9:30 pm, after which the two jobs are distilled into one due to lessened air traffic, requiring a single person to take on both duties.
Daily Express
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Although there are no indications that the increase in flights played a role in the accident involving a passenger jet colliding with a military helicopter, questions continue to be raised about how the crash—which may have resulted in the deaths of 67 people—occurred.
Newsweek
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The supervisor was said to have clocked off before the end of their shift on Wednesday night, leaving the air traffic control tower undermanned.
The Sun

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