Trump blames ‘obsolete’ US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC
Associated PressPresident Donald Trump on Thursday blamed the deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter last week on what he called an “obsolete” computer system used by U.S. air traffic controllers. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz said Thursday that NTSB officials in a briefing told senators that the helicopter’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast — an aviation surveillance technology that transmits aircraft location and other data to air traffic control and other aircraft — was off. Data from the airport’s air traffic control system suggests the helicopter was above its 200-foot flight ceiling. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association said in its email to members that additional positions might be exempt based on the employees’ “national security or public safety responsibilities.” The union had already recommended to its members that they reject the offers, which were extended the day before the midair collision.
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