4天4架飞机失事,美国两党又吵起来了
事故频发 4天4架飞机失事
A medevac plane crashed soon after takeoff in Philadelphia on Friday with a child and five others on board, and it had not confirmed any survivors.
There were six people aboard the plane. The six included four crew members, a pediatric patient, and the patient's escort.
Officials have recovered the cockpit voice recorder - also known as the black box - from the helicopter involved in the plane crash that killed 67 people at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday. A preliminary report on the collision is aimed to be issued within the next 30 days.
撞机险情多次发生 空管人员紧缺
Just 24 hours before the deadly collision, a military helicopter came too close to a different regional jet, which then performed a sudden go-around.
"Inadequate, inconsistent funding", as well as staffing shortages, had led to an "erosion" of safety standards that made "the current level of safety unsustainable", a safety review from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) found in 2023.
Chronic air traffic control staffing shortages impact the FAA's ability to maintain safety standards, the 2023 safety review found.
国会议员为出行便利 推动增加航班数量
A US Air Force pilot safely escaped after an F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training mission at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday.
原因还在调查 美国两党互相“甩锅”
US President Trump on Thursday lashed out at former president Joe Biden and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies, suggesting diversity initiatives led to lax aviation standards that contributed to the crash.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faulted President Trump and Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, for the Washington, DC, aviation accident after the president made remarks blaming DEI initiatives and Democrats.
"Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week," she wrote. "Air traffic controllers — already understaffed — got Trump's 'buyout' this week with a 1 week ultimatum to decide. It's not DEI — it's him. And Elon too," she said on X.
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