#aa5342

[usetheforce]

God i cant believe i knew people on that flight. Those poor kids

[theplaceyoustillrememberdreaming]

Link to the Facebook post

[tsarinajissa]

If you would like to support the families of the kids from the national development camp (and their coaches. And others) who died on AA5342, USFS has started this fund which could use your help.

[alwaysupdatenews24]

Fatalities confirmed after passenger plane collides with Army Black Hawk, source say

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[theeminentlyimpractical]

This paragraph made me laugh so hard and I’m also in tears. I never knew Edward but I knew his mom, and god bless these journalists for getting the celebratory-sad emotion of these past few days exactly right.

[sonicenvy]

Since our current flaming dumpster fire president has nothing good to say about this tragic mid-air collision between a commercial jet and a military helicopter, here's an actual, good statement from an elected official. JB did not come to play and that's pretty cool of him tbh. also fuck tr**p

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Governor Pritzker Statement on Tragic Aviation Crash in Washington, DC

Gov. Pritzker also demands Trump Administration answers critical questions to protect aviation safety

CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement concerning the tragic aviation crash that occurred in Washington, D.C. last night:

"MK and I are keeping the families and friends of the victims of the American Airlines Flight 5342 tragedy in our thoughts and prayers. We are also sending our gratitude to the first responders who rushed to the scene last night and remain on the ground providing assistance. Moments like this are where it’s important we come together as Americans and offer our support.

Over 1,200 flights depart each day from Chicago’s Midway and O’Hare Airports alone. The thousands of people who fly in and out Illinois every day deserve to travel without fear of preventable disaster and danger. I have been in contact with Illinois aviation officials and our safety processes remain strong and consistent.

The Trump Administration must respond to this tragedy with information and facts to instill confidence in our nation’s aviation safety, which is squarely managed by the federal government. Air travel has been safe and without major incident for decades, and I want to ensure Illinoisans and all Americans that they can continue to feel confidence in the aviation industry. I urge the Trump Administration to cooperate with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as they conduct an independent, thorough, and swift investigation.

The Trump Administration must answer critical questions that are in the interest of the American public:

1. Was the control tower not fully staffed at the time of the crash, as reported by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a preliminary safety report? Specifically, was the controller on duty doing a job normally done by two people?

2. Why did the Trump Administration fire members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee?

3. In light of this tragedy, does the President understand that fully staffing federal agencies can be a matter of life and death, and is he planning to reverse his unilateral decisions to decimate the civilian federal workforce?

4. Did Elon Musk play a role in the removal the former FAA director who had bipartisan support?

5. Why was a replacement to lead the FAA not named until after the crash?

6. Did the federal government authorize the Blackhawk helicopter to fly in a commercial flight path at the same altitude as commercial aircraft?

7. If so, will the federal government continue authorizing military helicopters to fly in commercial flight paths at the same altitude as commercial aircraft?

8. Will the President, Vice President, Defense Secretary, and Transportation Secretary cooperate with the independent NTSB investigation and correct any misinformation they spread about the crash?

While times of tragedy should be focused on mourning the victims and getting answers to their loved ones, we face the unfortunate reality that we must be honest with the nation about: Donald Trump is unfit to lead during moments of crisis like this. Before victims have even been identified, Trump is blaming people with disabilities. He’s blaming the U.S. service members in the Blackhawk helicopter. He’s blaming hiring programs he can’t even name or offer examples of. The buck stops with him – yet he is failing to demonstrate his role as protector of the American people and head of our government."

[otabekisautistic]

the skating team on AA5342

[babyenemychild]

American Airlines CEO statement regarding Flight 5342

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[worldnews90]

Fatalities confirmed after passenger plane collides with Army Black Hawk, source says....

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[crj-200]

May those aboard both aircraft rest in peace.

[freedomrobot]

I'm a commercial pilot. We know what happened!!!

Bad communication, bad decisions!!!

Posted Saturday, February 1, 2025

Monday, April 28, 2025. 6 Am EST

[ojosespanola]

My view on a Sunday morning ..

First flight after the tragic accident of AA5342 ... grateful for a safe landing.

Never take today for granted -- for we are not guaranteed a tomorrow.

[yourtoradorasextendedwarranty]

For anyone who’s actually sane, the Potomac mid-air collision was neither the fault of DEI nor was it the fault of removing FAA officials.

Analysis of the ATC audio and ADS-B data reflects that the American CRJ was doing everything correctly without deviations. The Blackhawk helicopter was also following instructions and responding correctly. So where does this leave us?

Well, the most likely scenario is that the Blackhawk pilots made visual contact with the wrong plane, another American flight coming in behind the CRJ and acted on the assumption that this was AA5342. Further points of note include that PAT25 pilots were in training, and were wearing night vision goggles, which block peripheral vision and make distance harder to judge (which would have been critical in a visual approach)

However regardless of the exact circumstances, there are two glaring problems which have existed for decades:

1) The established helicopter routes 1 and 4 allow for crossing the Potomac through the DCA descent flight path with only 100 feet of separation, with only Visual Approach. This is actual madness. Not only is visual difficult at night already, but Blackhawk helicopters are meant to be hard to detect at night. This was always an accident waiting to happen. Just the day before, the same accident was narrowly avoided thanks to a TCAS RA, because the aircraft were operating above 1000 ft. But unfortunately during the accident itself, it was below 1000 ft. so TCAS cannot operate.

2) The CRJ and Blackhawk pilots have ATC over different frequencies. ATC can hear and speak to both, but the CRJ and Blackhawk cannot hear each other. Added to the above, it was always an accident waiting to happen.

In conclusion, this was neither the result of DEI hires to ATC nor was it Trump firing 100 FAA officials. This was a result of poor airspace design that nobody bothered to change because it had worked out so far.

Sources: Blancolirio, VASAviation (RealATC), FlightAware, FlightRadar24, WUSA9 News (Interview with former ATC)

I know you wanted me to post this which is why you didn't address it to me but let me make something pretty clear. Your explanation reeks of people being grossly incompetent. Something we OFTEN bring up in regards to DEI. Also if it had worked so far, why did it all of a sudden fail now?

Couldn't be because of poor hiring choices, a shitty inflation economy, and gross incompetence to fill certain quotas. NAH couldn't be that. Also we just had another crash.

Do I know why? No. But all of this after Biden's Tenure reeks of his policies. Is it because of that? Maybe not. Who knows. It's just wild that because of DEI we had the Boeing leaks, the FAA having to admit to discriminatory hiring practices (again DEI), and lack of workers in these areas. Again because of both DEI & Inflation.

Could it just be gross incompetence alone? Sure. But hiring practices over the past 6 years by companies makes that not very believable. How many more crashes will we see? How many more bodies?

Procedures work when they are tested thoroughly and planned well. And should they fail, something was planned poorly, OR poorly executed......as a result of many such reasons.

Like idk, "They had the wrong plane" why did they have the wrong plane if they did. Who's the controller that handled that? How'd he get hired? Military had DEI hiring practices too I'll have you know. Why? Because I was in, and still have friends in. And the promotion structure has passed up whites and asians for at least 4 years. I know because I've heard it from friends SEEKING and more than qualified for it.

DEI has sunk into more gaps than you are aware of. AND EVEN IF it was only a small part of why, it was still a PART of why. So kindly don't tell me it didn't play a part. Your story reeks of it. But you are so blinded by the idea it couldn't be the case, that the people that don't want this to be the fault of DEI at all are ignoring every other industry it has affected. The true "Trickle Down" policy.

[elliscraddock]

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