# @pittsburghpg on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DFtCwPVpajI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26483426-pittsburghpg-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-05T20:02:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (@pittsburghpg) — https://gondola.cc/pittsburghpg

## Caption

The deadly collision of a passenger plane and military helicopter above the nation’s capital last week that left scores of passengers dead has sparked alarms over aviation safety amid a shortage of air traffic controllers across the country.

While the control tower was not fully staffed during the devastating accident at Reagan National Airport, records show that hundreds of airports — including the tower at Pittsburgh International Airport — have operated at levels that are considered by experts to be far below safety thresholds.

An analysis of federal data shows that the vast majority of airport towers nationally — about 98% — do not meet the staffing levels recommended by the Federal Aviation Administration and controllers’ union, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has found.

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📝: Jimmy Cloutier/Post-Gazette
🎥: King Jemison/Post-Gazette

#pittsburgh #airport #dcplanecrash #phillyplanecrash #airtrafficcontrol

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