An investigation is continuing into the Washington DC disaster, which saw an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter crash mid-air near Reagan National Airport, killing all 67 passengers and crew.
The Washington tragedy was followed by a dramatic crash at Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport when a Delta Airlines flight crashed and flipped around on the runway yesterday.
Monday’s Delta Airlines crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport is the latest in a series of accidents that have sparked widespread anxiety and raised questions over the safety of air travel.
Simon Miles, the founder of Miles Aviation Consultancy, said that airspace around Washington DC airport is ‘both complex and extremely busy, especially during peak hours.’.
At the time of the Washington crash, one controller was reportedly handling both commercial airline and helicopter traffic at Reagan National Airport, which some are claiming was ‘not normal.’.
