US National Transportation Safety Board said it opened an investigation into last week's incident in which Washington National Airport's ATC tower was unresponsive to two aircraft that landed at DCA between 12:04 a.m. and 12:28 a.m. on March 23.
US National Transportation Safety Board said it opened an investigation into last week's incident in which Washington National Airport's ATC tower was unresponsive to two aircraft that landed at DCA between 12:04 a.m. and 12:28 a.m. on March 23. US FAA also is investigating (ATW Daily News, March 25), and US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has ordered that two controllers man the DCA "midnight shift" going forward. The lone controller on duty during last ...
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