Pilots, air traffic controllers flagged safety concerns at Reagan National Airport
Some of the reports warned that the flight space was "an accident waiting to happen" with others describing scenarios eerily close to last week's crash.
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National Air Traffic Controllers Association president addresses staffing shortage
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Deadly Crash Focuses Attention on Helicopter Traffic at Reagan Airport
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Air traffic control union president on plane crash
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D.C. plane crash revives concerns about aviation safety and air traffic controller shortage
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Former National Air Traffic Controllers' Association president on midair plane crash
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Former Black Hawk pilot discusses midair collision near Reagan National Airport
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Air traffic right-of-way at Reagan National Airport explained
NBC News' Tom Costello explains the right of way at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., where an American Airlines regional jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter.NBC News - 6d -
Commercial plane crashes mid-air with military helicopter near Reagan National Airport
A commercial airline has collided with a helicopter mid-air on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C. 60 passengers and 4 crew members were on the American Airlines flight that ...CBS News - 6d
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