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The Blackhawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot. It was far above the 200 foot limit. That’s not really too complicated to understand, is it???”
President Donald Trump continued to front-run the investigation, posting on his TruthSocial
We’re looking at altitude. The president was clear about that … someone was at the wrong altitude,
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That investigation is ongoing.”
Asked whether the controller handling incoming traffic at the airport that night was hired or not fired based on their race, Leavitt saidWe expect to recover all of the bodies,
he said
Today's decision will immediately help secure the airspace near Reagan Airport, ensuring the safety of airplane and helicopter traffic, ... The American people deserve full confidence in our aviation system and today's action is a significant step towards restoring that trust."
Duffy said in a post on X
This one was transitioning from track one to four as part of their normal procedure,
he saidI am in the process of developing an initial plan to fix the @FAANews. I hope to put it out very shortly,
Duffy said on X on Thursday
Both pilots had flown this specific route before, at night. This wasn’t something new to either one of them,
said Jonathan Koziol, chief of staff for Army aviationYou need to train as you fight, you need to rehearse in ways that would reflect a real world scenario,
Hegseth saidThe position configuration was not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,
the report saidI do think the military was right to pause these flights now,
Cantwell said
I think we might need to look at where is an appropriate time to take training risk, and it may not be near an airport like Reagan,
Driscoll addedIt was a fairly experienced crew and it was doing a required annual night evaluation,
Hegseth said
The big question I have is why do you have a military training flight so close to the route that people are supposed to land... Why is that corridor right on top of the flight corridor?,
said Senator Maria Cantwell in an interviewPeople have to understand when they look at this, that it a space that I happen to think is too crowded,
said LaHood,
Every time I get on that flight, I probably recognize half the people and certainly know of all of them, ... This is a gut punch.”
Marshall said on “National Report.”There are a lot of questions about the air traffic controller and if there was a manning issue,
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Well, you know, I fly in and out of that airport on a plane very similar in size every week at a Westchester County airport, and so certainly I was horrified to see that incident occur,
Lawler saidHe doesn't really have responsibility for the investigation. As the secretary of DOT, he will have the staff of the FAA that will work with the NTSB,
said LaHood,I think we finally have a president who's taking it [antisemitism] seriously,
Lawler said