The tragic collision of an American Airlines regional plane and an Army helicopter over the Potomac River has raised serious concerns about aviation safety. Despite clear weather conditions and standard flight patterns, the accident, which resulted in the loss of 67 lives, follows a worrying trend of increased near misses at airports. The FAA identified 19 serious runway incursions in 2023, the highest tally in nearly a decade, attributable to staffing shortages, pilot inexperience, and outdated technology, prompting a call for heightened vigilance in the aviation community.
In 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration identified 19 "serious runway incursions," the most in almost a decade, signaling that aviation safety is under significant stress.
The precise immediate cause of the crash will only be determined after an analysis of air-traffic-control communications and the plane's black box.
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