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I don't think there were any issues with the airplane or helicopter
Tseko, a former flight captain for United Express and Grand Cardone and designated pilot examiner for the FAA told DailyMail.com
So there's an issue that the FAA needs to address [by] recruiting additional air traffic controllers and also training them to be very proficient,
he saidYou also have to take into account the air traffic control, because there'
he saidOvernight, boats will remain on scene for security and surface searches from local, state, and federal regional partners,
it said
It's a tragedy, a horrible loss of life for those 64 souls on that civilian airliner, and of course the three soldiers in that Black Hawk [helicopter],
said new defence secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday
We are coming to terms with the grief associated with the loss of our beautiful and accomplished firstborn. Please respect our family’s privacy at this time.”
Her father, Maurice Duggins, said in a statement.jpg)
Both of these young Georgians shared a passion for flight and for serving others, and this terrible tragedy is that much more difficult knowing their lives were cut so unexpectedly short,
Kemp wrote on X
You want me to go swimming?”
Donald Trump responded sarcastically to questions about whether he would be visiting the site of the deadly crash over the Potomac River in Washington D.C., asking reporters at the White HouseI don't know about you, but when I saw the when I saw the news of the crash last night and just waking up this morning and watching the briefing, your heart just goes out, not only to the families who lost loved ones, but to everybody who was part of that,
she said
We are going to conduct a thorough investigation of this entire tragedy, looking at the facts,
Homendy said
These are not people who should be doing this particular job,
Trump said at a news conference, without specifying whom he was referring toHe's in charge. This happened on his watch,
Murphy said
They actually came out with a directive: 'too white'. And we want the people that are competent."
Accusing his Democratic predecessors Joe Biden and Barack Obama of having kept good employees out of the aviation agency in pursuit of DEI, he claimedI just saw a fireball and it was gone,
one air traffic controller was heard telling a colleague after communication with the helicopter was cutThe recorders are at the NTSB labs for evaluation,
the agency said in a statement to AFPIt could have been."
Asked again by reporters whether he was blaming workplace diversity for the crash, Trump answeredHe's run it right into the ground with his diversity,
Trump saidAs families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying,
he said
It should not have happened,
new National Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a White House press conference that saw wide speculation about the cause
We feel comfortable and confident that we will be able to (find a box)... we will probably have more than one black box,
J. Todd Inman told a press conference