Important context:

  • January 20: FAA director fired
  • January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
  • January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
  • January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
  • January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Staffing was not normal at air traffic control

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    421 hours ago

    I can summarize it:

    Plane going in one direction Helicopter going in a different direction

    Plane and Helicopter cross paths.