Army helicopter involved in DC plane crash was on a ‘continuity of government’ drill

Guardian

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Details are emerging about the Washington air disaster that killed 67 people — and some of those factors are only likely to fuel political fights.
The Hill
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A supervisor allegedly allowed an aircraft traffic controller at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to leave early, hours before a fatal, mid-air collision between a Black Hawk helicopter of the US Army and a American Airlines passenger aircraft on Wednesday.
Hindustan Times
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Factoring in controllers still in training, that number rises slightly to just 8%, as reported by CBS.
International Business Times
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Usually, the duties of handling helicopter traffic and managing planes are divided from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the airport, the Times reported.
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