Sandpit

Well I got it very wrong yesterday about political fallout from plane crashes. Turns out there’s been a number of whistleblowers trying to get stories out about under-resourced and overworked air tra… (View Post)

There’s a long history of near-misses at Reagan, two or three in the last year alone. It’s a very complex piece of airspace and operation, that keeps getting busier. Here’s a summary of one from last… (View Post)

Interesting thread on Washington DC airspace, from someone I usually follow for insights about the Ukraine war. https://x.com/osinttechnical/status/1884861607953506609 It appears sadly that this acci… (View Post)

Sadly looking like no survivors from the Washington DC plane crash. 60 pax and 4 crew on the commercial aircraft, a American Airlines regional CRJ700, and three crew on the military helicopter. RIP. (View Post)

Sadly they appear to be content with making the positive statements, then more than happy to let the inquiry complex take it from there. At least they said the positive things, and it was the fault o… (View Post)