FAA Defends Reagan Airport’s Controller Staffing Levels on Night of Deadly Midair Collision
An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Jan. 11, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on July 31 defended the staffing levels for air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport when