- Washington, D.C.
  location
- USA
  location (geo:U.S., geo:the United States, geo:USA, geo:United States, org:the United States, geo:US, org:U.S., org:US)
- Ronald Reagan
  person
- Pete Hegseth
  person

Not just Reagan: Airports across the US have struggled with air traffic control staffing in recent years, data shows

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Prior to this week's fatal airplane crash in Washington, the US air traffic control (ATC) system was regarded as an understaffed operation beset with old and sometimes obsolete equipment.
International Business Times
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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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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 single controller was left to handle the air traffic of planes and helicopters flying over the airspace when two people would typically be monitoring both flight paths
The Independent

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Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ at Air Traffic Tower During Plane Crash - The New York Times
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