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Air traffic controller shortage at Reagan National Airport in Virginia prompts overtime work. The FAA said it is planning to onboard more staff.
A plane prepares to land as other planes wait on a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on February 4.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has the busiest runaway in the US, with an average of 819 takeoffs per day – which experts say likely contributed to Wednesday’s air disaster.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released more information about a close call at Ronald Reagan Washington National airport that happened in March - two months after a deadly midair collision in the same airspace.
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