FAA failed to properly test controllers for drugs, alcohol after deadly Reagan National mid-air crash, investigator reveals

Source: New York Post

The FAA repeatedly rejected improved safety measures before the deadly mid-air crash of an American Airlines plane and an Army Blackhawk helicopter over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last year — and failed to even properly test the air traffic controllers for drugs and alcohol afterwards, a damning hearing revealed Tuesday. The Federal Aviation Administration repeatedly came under fire during the National Transportation Safety Board’s public hearing on the Jan. 29, 2025, collision in America’s most crowded airport, which killed 67 people — the deadliest US aviation disaster since 2001.