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The cause of the aircraft accident is still unclear – but Trump already finds guilty
There are still many questions about the plane crash in Washington. US President Donald Trump still leans far out of the window at a press conference.
After the fatal aircraft accident in the US capital Washington, US President Donald Trump blames diversity programs for air traffic control for the accident without giving any documents. The programs at the Federal Aviation Agency FAA aimed at “hiring people with severe mental and psychological disabilities,” said the Republican in the White House.
When asked by a journalist, how he could come to the conclusion at the moment that diversity programs in the FAA had something to do with the accident, Trump said: “Because I have common sense, okay? And unfortunately a lot of people don’t have it . ” At the same time, the Republican said elsewhere: “We don’t know what led to this crash.”
Donald Trump makes air traffic control responsible for misfortune
Trump shouted out about the attitude practice at FAA. People with limited hearing or vision, missing limbs, partial or complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disabilities and dwarf growth all qualified for the position of a air traffic controller.
The US President also got involved in contradictions. When asked whether the people in the United States should now hesitate to start a flight, Trump replied: “No, not at all.” He does not assume that “ever” such a collision will be in the air again. It remained open, as he supposedly does not want to exchange air traffic controllers from one day to the next.
The deadliest aircraft gap in the USA
American Airlines flight 191
On May 25, 1979, the DC-10 of the American Airlines from Chicago O’Hare Airport started towards Los Angeles. But there was already a disaster during the starting process: suddenly the left engine loosened, crashed over the wing and fell to the ground. During the climbing flight, the aircraft got slower and tilted to the left, as can be seen in the photo. Flight 191 fell a few minutes after the start of a free field and a caravan park northwest of the airport. All 271 inmates died. In addition, two people suffered fatal injuries on the ground. The cause of the accident is a damaged engine suspension. It is still the hardest aircraft disaster with a single aircraft in the USA
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Tiraden against predecessor Joe Biden
Trump attacked the politics of his democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Joe Biden. “For me, security comes first. For Obama, bidges and the Democrats, politics comes first,” he criticizes. Trump also disparaged the previously divorced, previous Minister of Transport, Pete Buttigieg. The Democrat “stamped the FAA into the ground with its diversity,” he said.
Like all federal authorities in the United States, FAA follows the guidelines for the hiring of people with disabilities. However, according to the authority, strict medical requirements apply to security -critical professions.
Air traffic controllers must therefore undergo regular health and aptitude tests, including psychological reviews and stress tests. Certain diseases usually lead to disqualification – there are clear exclusion criteria. According to FAA, the security of air traffic remains the top priority.
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Source: Stern
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