FAA Says Airport Only Had One Controller At Time Of Collision #usa #america The FAA says the helicopter and plane collided because there weren’t enough Air Traffic Controllers. Reagan National was operating with one controller who had to manage all air traffic in the area & that tower typically has at least two controllers for the level of traffic the area was under at the time. So the controller who was handling helicopters was also handling landings and departures of planes. This comes after T

The FAA is investigating an alarming close call between a JetBlue flight and another plane that air traffic control says was not responding. A controller called the other pilot