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<br>Authorities have recuperated 41 bodies after an aircraft crash in Washington DC.<br>
<br>Sixty-seven people were killed when an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter collided mid-air on Wednesday night. Up until now, 28 bodies have been determined.<br>
<br>Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River after the crash. Some 300 personnel were sent out to the scene, however the rescue quickly developed into a recovery mission as authorities said there were no survivors.<br>
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<br>Federal investigators have recuperated the black boxes from the guest jet, [employment](https://funsilo.date/wiki/User:Stormy27R62852) while authorities were still looking for similar devices in the helicopter.<br>
<br>Meanwhile, in the middle of questions over how well the airport's control tower was staffed on the night of the crash, it's been validated that an air traffic control service supervisor had actually let a controller leave their shift early.<br>
<br>The information, initially reported by the New York Times, has actually been confirmed to Sky News' US partner NBC News by a source acquainted with the examination.<br>
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<br>It implies a single controller was dealing with both plane and helicopter traffic in the location when the 2 aircraft clashed.<br>
<br>It is allowed - however not optimal - for one controller to do both tasks, NBC News reported.<br>
<br>The American Airlines jet was bring 60 guests and four team when it crashed with the Black Hawk helicopter, bring three soldiers, quickly before 9pm local time on Wednesday.<br>
<br>Flight 5342 was preparing to arrive on runway 33 at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport when it hit the helicopter in among the most firmly controlled airspaces in the world.<br>
<br>'Em ergency cars sped past me'<br>
<br>A man whose other half was on the flight has actually recalled how he saw emergency services "speeding past" as he was waiting at the airport to choose her up.<br>
<br>Hamaad Raza informed NBC News his other half of two years, Asra, had actually "texted me [and] said, 'We're landing in 20 minutes'".<br>
<br>" I was waiting and I started seeing a lot of EMS cars speeding past me ... way a lot of, [more] than regular and my texts weren't going through."<br>
<br>Trump makes unverified variety drive claim<br>
<br>Donald Trump has connected a diversity drive at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under previous governments to the crash.<br>
<br>It has actually since been stated there is no evidence to support the US president's claim.<br>
<br>Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Mr Trump recommended the variety had actually made flight less safe.<br>
<br>At a White House press instruction on Friday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Mr Trump had signed a memorandum directing an instant [evaluation](http://dating.instaawork.com) of FAA employing decisions made during the previous administration.<br>
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<br>NBC News reported staffing in the air traffic control tower was "not typical", [employment](https://timeoftheworld.date/wiki/User:LaureneAlfonso) according to a preliminary FAA report.<br>
<br>The tower usually has a controller who focuses particularly on helicopter traffic - but at the time of the crash, a source said, one controller was supervising both aircraft and helicopter activity.<br>
<br>The FAA, which controls air traffic control in addition to certification of [workers](http://wathelp.com) and airplane, lacks a permanent administrator. Its previous employer Michael Whitaker stepped down on 20 January - the day of Mr Trump's inauguration.<br>
<br>Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app Mr Trump has actually appointed an acting administrator, Chris Rocheleau, in the wake of the crash.<br>
<br>Mr Whitaker had encountered Mr Trump's confidante Elon Musk over the SpaceX rocket launches during his period at the FAA.<br>
<br>Since starting as head of the administration in October 2023, he was also required to react to Boeing's safety and quality issues, and worked to employ more air traffic controllers due to a lack of staff.<br>
<br>Learn more:.
Washington DC airplane crash: What we understand so far.
Air traffic control heard diverting planes moments after crash<br>
<br>At his briefing, Mr Trump blamed former president Joe Biden for reducing requirements for air traffic controllers.<br>
<br>" We need to have our most intelligent individuals," he said. "They need to be naturally skilled geniuses."<br>
<br>Mr Trump added: "The FAA is actively hiring employees who suffer extreme intellectual specials needs, psychiatric problems, and other mental and physical conditions under a diversity and inclusion hiring effort spelled out on the firm's website."<br>
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<br>" The examination into the crash is still ongoing. It is incredibly inappropriate for the president to use this tragedy to press an anti-diversity hiring program. Doing so makes all [Americans](https://www.anetastaffing.com) less safe."<br>
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<br>Mr Trump said after being sworn in recently, he signed an executive order which "restored the greatest requirements of air traffic controllers".<br>
<br>At a later instruction, he was asked if gender or race played a role. He responded to: "It may have, I do not know.<br>