On Sunday, Transport Minister Sean Duffy pledged to strengthen the number of air traffic monitors and blame DEI again less than a week after the Air DC disaster to disperse his agency from its basic mission.
Duffy, 53, acknowledged that it will take a few years before the new air traffic monitors are fully trained, emphasizing some of the main distinct questions regarding the deadly crash between the Black Hawk helicopter in the army and American aircraft passengers in Ronald Regen Washington, the airport of the airport that killed 67 people around 8:48 pm.
He said that one of the main questions is the reason that the helicopter did not train it later at night.
As for the additional air control employees, “we will increase the air traffic monitors. The country's new transportation head told CNN,” The union case. “
“I cannot turn the key and make it happen overnight. … this plan that we are developing now – this is going to [be] A year to three years from now [to] Show real results.
To become an overseer of the air movement, one must undergo training in the Federal Aviation Administration for several years, then about two to three see training while working before obtaining a certificate, according to FAA.
About 90 % of airport towers across the country suffer from a lack of employees, according to the analysis of CBS News.
Dofi stressed that it is likely to need cooperation from Republicans and Democrats in Congress to Marshall the resources necessary to increase the employment of air traffic monitors.
There was only a single air traffic controller overseeing helicopters and aircraft around Reagan National Airport during the collision period, CBS News said. Usually, there is at least one supervisory helicopter and one management planes.
The incident was killed over the Botomac 64 river of passers -by and the crew on the US Airlines flight from Whitchita, and three members of the army aboard Black Hawk, which was on a military training mission.
Early data indicates that the helicopter was flying about 325 feet at the time of the accident, which is much higher than the 200 -foot -long ton on this road over Botomac.
“Why do they fly at nine at night, when DCA is very busy?” Duffy asked about the accident. They should fly at 1 am. This information we do not have yet. “
The National Transport Safety Council is conducting a review of the error, and its results are likely to lead to major reforms.
Duffy, a former Congress member from the Wisconsin and Fox News, has blamed the Obama administration for causing employee shortages with air traffic monitors.
“If you look back to Obama's years, there are some [Diversity, Equity and Inclusion] Principles were brought to air traffic control. ”They were new. We brought more people to the academy, but the number of people who went through the academy and became coaches.”
President Trump has made a mistake in DEI policies, specifically with the employment efforts of the disabled, to cause problems in the management of federal aviation.
CNN Jake Taker Grilled Duffy on whether there is evidence directly linking Dei's deadly disruption practices last week.
“Our mission from the beginning was safety,” Davi replied. “and [some federal officials] I lost this task. And we see, when you don't focus on safety and focus on social justice or the environment, bad things happen.
“We will have a complete evaluation of what is happening with regard to the Dei in FAA and Dot, and we will notice that,” Dofi said, noting that the Angolan Armed Forces are the only agency in the Ministry of Transport that had Dei.
Despite the increasing general concerns of air travel due to its crash in Reagan – the Med Jets 056 plane in Philadelphia was crashed on Friday, which killed six – Duffy emphasized that the aircraft are still safe.
“Of course, it is safe to fly,” Dove. “If you look at the American airspace, we have the safest in the world's airspace. Air travel is the safest forms of travel that you can do in the country.
“We have seen some cracks, while attacking people when they see these disasters, but air travel is safe.”
Duffy also pointed out that if there is a problem with air traffic monitors or employees, “they will close the airspace instead of allowing people to fly in an unsafe environment.”
The Minister of Transport took office on Tuesday before a collision at Reagan Airport.
