It took just seconds for disaster to strike in the air above the US capital, where two aircraft collided and killed 67 people on Wednesday.

The audio registers sounds of concern in the air traffic controller’s background. Someone on the channel asks the air traffic controllers, “Tower, did you see that?” Shortly after ...

Daniels said it takes two to three years before an air traffic controller can speak to aircraft on their own. “They go through multiple job jeopardy points, not only the hiring background ...

short time later, audio we obtained pinpoints the moment inside the air traffic control tower as they witnessed the collision. Audible gasps heard in the background and seconds later. The national ...

But the air traffic controller also should have told ... or the plane’s lights being buried within the bright city background. The passenger jet also was directed to land at a different runway ...

“We hear the word ‘circling’ in ATC [air traffic control] communications ... transmission was a conflict alert in the background.” The traffic alert and collision avoidance system on ...

(CNN) — Before American Eagle Flight 5342 took to the air from Wichita, Kansas, Wednesday evening, on its way to the nation’s capital, figure skater Spencer Lane snapped a photo of the plane’s wing ...

One air traffic controller had been doing the job ... You have to go through extensive background security medical checks. Then there’s on-the-job training,” he said. And the stress only ...

It takes two to five years to train as an air traffic controller and a long time ... and gave additional points to people with diverse backgrounds. As the DEI policies were introduced, the FAA ...

The Army helicopter appeared to be experiencing other issues with its communications and technology, according to safety ...

Harrowing air traffic control audio captured the moments ... then collided over the Potomac River in harrowing scenes. In the background of another audio clip, other controllers could be heard ...

More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed ...