Plane Crash

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Many persons, including myself are very interested in knowing the cause of the helicopter/airline crash over Washington. Army helicopter accidents have been steadily increasing since 2014 new statistics show. These numbers are provided by The Aviation Division of the Directorate of Analysis and Prevention at the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center. For more info provided by this article – Google: The Intercept – Washington plane Crash Army helicopter accident.

Also: Just as multiple air travel related tragedies have taken place, it’s been reported that the FAA is fighting a class action lawsuit alleging it denied
1,000 people air traffic controller jobs based on diversity hiring targets, according to the New York Post. The lawsuit, originally filed in 2015, resurfaced following this fatal midair collision in Washington, DC, that claimed 67 lives—the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster in nearly 25 years. Hours after this tragic plane crash, a small private plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia, putting emphasis on the role of air traffic control.

At the time of the blackhawk helicopter incident, staffing levels were reportedly “not normal.” Andrew Brigida, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, criticized the FAA’s focus on diversity and inclusion, suggesting it contributed to the likelihood of such an accident.

The New York Post report says that the lawsuit claims the FAA, under the Obama administration, replaced a skill-based hiring system with a “biographical assessment” to increase minority hires.