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FAA enhances support for DCA air traffic control after Washington mid-air crash 

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced it is increasing support and oversight for the air traffic control team at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The American Eagle flight was carrying around 60 passengers and four crew members, while three soldiers were on board the Black Hawk helicopter.

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TUI flight caught in fuel emergency as Storm Pia battered Britain  

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Instead, the TUI flight elected to divert at Birmingham Airport (BHX) and warned air traffic control it would be on minimum fuel after holding at MAN for around 20 minutes. The report added: Having diverted from MAN to BHX the aircraft made a missed approach due to a windshear warning on final approach.

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Phoenix Airport Close Call Between Delta A330 & United 737

One Mile at a Time

This essentially means it was flying at a 90 degree angle to the runway, so it needed to make a left turn, to get on the runway heading for the final approach. TCAS stands for Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System, and its an aircraft system designed to avoid mid-air collisions.

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Asiana A350 Has (Dangerously?) Low Approach To SFO

One Mile at a Time

KTVU @SFGate @VASAviation pic.twitter.com/Lqkh5snd8i Hoppinaroundtheworld (@Hopinarndthwrld) February 24, 2025 Fortunately air traffic controllers at SFO got a low altitude alert, and informed the pilots of their concerning altitude. Definitely flashbacks to 2013. As a result, they initiated a go around.

Approach 109
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Delta, United Flights In Close Call At KPHX

AV Web

Air traffic control issued corrective instructions to both flight crews. According to the FAA, Both flight crews received onboard alerts that the other aircraft was nearby.

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Intolerable Risk: Dangerous Design behind the Washington DC Mid-Air Collision

Fear of Landing

Memorial Bridge, where the helicopter may cross to join Route 5 or continue to turn over the Tidal Basin, is a compulsory reporting point: pilots must report to air traffic control that they have reached that position as they follow the shore of the Potomac. Route 1 has two reporting points. Here is another hole in the cheese.

Runway 69
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Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft?

Air Facts

Thats especially true for instrument pilots, where Air Traffic Control sounds like they are running the show, the avionics seem to direct the flight along predefined routes, and the autopilot actually flies the airplane. But as obvious as this sounds, its surprisingly hard to do in the real world.