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Pilots Always Feared DC's Complex Airspace Could Lead to Disaster
Hindustan Times Ranchi
|February 01, 2025
The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex—a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead to catastrophe. Those fears materialized on Wednesday night when an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter, taking the lives of 67 people, including three soldiers and more than a dozen figure skaters.
WASHINGTON: The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex—a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead to catastrophe. Those fears materialized on Wednesday night when an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter, taking the lives of 67 people, including three soldiers and more than a dozen figure skaters.
Even in peak flying conditions, experts said, the airspace around Reagan Washington National Airport can challenge the most experienced pilots, who must navigate hundreds of other commercial planes, military aircraft and restricted areas around sensitive sites.
This story is from the February 01, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Ranchi.
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