Posted on 03/28/2025 7:22:40 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Two air traffic controllers traded punches when a shocking fight erupted inside the tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.
The facility is already under massive scrutiny following January’s deadly midair collision between an American Airlines flight on final approach and an Army helicopter.
And trouble flared again Thursday when a pair of on-duty tower controllers got into a blazing argument before one threw a punch at the other, a source tells us.
By the time the brawling colleagues were separated, there was blood spattered over a control console, according to our insider.
The tower would likely have had a supervisor and at least six or seven controllers directing air traffic at the time.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating the shocking incident.
‘I’ve heard of controllers going at it in the parking lot but this was on a whole new level,’ the source told DailyMail.com.
‘That facility is out of control. People are cracking because of what happened in January.’
DailyMail.com understands that the controllers involved were not working the night American Airlines Flight 5342 slammed into the Black hawk helicopter half a mile short of runway 33.
However they were almost certainly caught up in the aftermath as corpses and wreckage were retrieved from the icy Potomac River, our source explained.
All 64 people on board the CRJ700 regional jet perished, along with the three-member crew of the chopper, making it the deadliest aviation accident in recent US history.
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Hmmmm. Not enough info at the moment to determine a motive or assign blame, but interesting, and definitely a sign of a dysfunctional work environment.
Wrong pronoun used?
“Clear to land”...a left hook.
“THEM”
Tell me about it. But, no doubt, there will be dingbats here claiming that DEI has nothing to do with it, just like the crash.
Sounds like some impulse control problems goin’ on there, know what I mean Booboo bear ?
Both fightin’ men were black, or just one of them?
A lot of purging (weeding out) is going to be needed.
“DailyMail.com understands that the controllers involved were not working the night American Airlines Flight 5342 slammed into the Black hawk helicopter”
Actually the Blackhawk slammed into the CRJ. Words matter. The Army craft slammed into a civilian craft that was where it was supposed to be. The Army craft hit it. Let’s not forget this Daily Mail.
Where are the Courts Martials Hegseth??? We’re waiting.
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When you give preference to race or sex in hiring and promotions as opposed to skill set, this is what you get.
Resentment!
And dead people!
"After" as in 8 weeks after.
Nice clickbait headline by Ben Ashford at the 'Daily Mail'.
Must’ve been a sale at Penny’s.
“Where did you get that coat, and those shoes!”
H/T Johnny.
... so imagine what it's like when it's not.
“Where are the Courts Martials Hegseth??? We’re waiting.”
So who should be charged since the entire crew is dead?
DEI
The chain of command. If a helmsman screws up and runs a ship around the Captain gets the axe.
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