Daily Memo: 2023 Request To Reduce DCA Arrivals ‘Died Right There’

aircraft at Ronald Reagan Airport
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Almost two years before the fatal midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), an internal FAA memo advised air traffic control leadership that DCA’s arrival rate was too high, urging a reduction “to maintain a safe and efficient operation.” At that point in time, DCA’s...
Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

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