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We are looking at altitude... someone was at the wrong altitude. The investigation will help us understand that – was the Black Hawk too high? Was it on course? Right now we don’t quite know,
The Blackhawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot. It was far above the 200 foot limit,
At this time we don’t know why the military aircraft came into the path of the PSA aircraft.”
The chief executive of American Airlines, Robert Eisen, said I am sure by now all of you have heard the news of the tragedy that has occurred in DC
Eaves' devastated wife, Carrie, said Pat 2-5 pass behind the CRJ.
Seconds later, the controller spoke again, requesting I just had a gut feeling when I saw the story breaking.
He told the Washington Post It may have, I don't know
But at another point, asked if race and gender played a role in the tragic accident, Trump said Nighttime always makes things different about seeing other aircraft — basically all you can do is see the lights on them
There would have been fewer ground lights visible over the water than over land at night.
I will be meeting with some people that were very badly hurt, with their family member, obviously, but I'll be meeting with some of the families,
I think there are a lot of speculations at this stage, and the investigation hasn't really begun,
Hassan Shahidi, chief executive of the independent Flight Safety Foundation, told AFP We don't know what we know just yet. We do not know enough facts to be able to rule in or out human factor, mechanical factors – that is part of the NTSB investigative process,
We conduct an important safety mission where we take a very careful approach,
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy told journalists The controller who was handling helicopters in the airport's vicinity Wednesday night was also instructing planes that were landing and departing from its runways,
This heartbreaking accident has shaken the local skating community in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia—as well as in Boston and across the nation,
You have to be the highest intellect and psychologically superior people were allowed to qualify for air traffic controllers,
Because I have common sense, and unfortunately a lot of people don’t.”
Pushed again as to why he believed diversity played a role, he said It’s a very congested airport,
Virginia senator Tim Kaine told CBS As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying.”
While not engaging directly with the personal jibes, Buttigieg called Trump’s comments “despicable” and said We will not be determining the probable cause of the accident while we are here on scene, nor will we speculate about what may have caused this accident,
J. Todd Inman, a member of the NTSB, told reporters Thursday afternoon
