{"id":2397452,"date":"2025-01-31T10:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-final-moment-that-doomed-dc-flight-was-directed-to-change-course-for-runway-33\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T10:47:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:47:13","slug":"in-final-moment-that-doomed-dc-flight-was-directed-to-change-course-for-runway-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-final-moment-that-doomed-dc-flight-was-directed-to-change-course-for-runway-33\/","title":{"rendered":"In Final Moment That Doomed DC Flight Was Directed to Change Course for Runway 33"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-final-moment-that-doomed-dc-flight-was-directed-to-change-course-for-runway-33%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397452&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A routine \u2064change of runways led to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-killed-responding-to-california-brush-fire-in-mid-air-helicopter-collision\/\" title=\"3 dead in helicopter collision while responding to California brush fire.\">tragic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-drought-leaves-lake-low-missing-plane-appears-to-be-found-at-bottom\/\" title=\"California Drought Leaves Lake Low, Missing Plane Appears To Be Found At Bottom\">mid-air collision<\/a><\/a> between an \u2064American Airlines passenger plane \u200dand an Army Blackhawk helicopter\u200c near Ronald Reagan \u2064National Airport in Washington, D.C. This\u2063 incident\u200c resulted in teh deaths\u200b of \u206367\u200d individuals, including passengers,\u2064 crew members, and soldiers.Initially, the \u2062passenger flight was\u200d cleared to land\u200b on\u2062 Runway 1 but was \u200bredirected to Runway 33 due to air traffic control\u200c decisions intended to maintain \u2062efficient airport operations. This\u2062 decision\u2062 is now under inquiry as it may\u200d have contributed to the\u2062 crash, the deadliest aviation\u2062 accident in the U.S. since 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Political \u2064ramifications \u200chave ensued,including President \u2064Donald Trump&#8217;s remarks questioning whether the diversity,equity,and inclusion \u2064policies of\u2062 previous administrations played a role in the crash. He had recently signed an executive order that halted DEI-focused hiring \u2064practices within the Federal Aviation \u200dAdministration, amid \u200ba backdrop of political contention surrounding the tragedy. In response, some <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">liberal media outlets \u200dfaced backlash<\/a> for attempting to link the disaster to Trump\u2019s \u200cexecutive order, leading to a swift \u2064retraction of their comments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was a routine change of runways, but it spelled disaster for a passenger plane and an Army helicopter in the nation&rsquo;s&nbsp;capital.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/30\/us\/politics\/jet-pilot-plane-crash-runway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> reported Friday that Wednesday night&rsquo;s mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan National Airport was preceded by air traffic controllers directing American Airlines Flight 5342 away from the airport&rsquo;s main runway.<\/p>\n<p>The collision that followed left 67 passengers, crew, and soldiers dead, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ronald-reagan-national-airport-crash-62adba7fb1f546b4cf1716e42b86482b?os=vdkb08tehccfjmxf1d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Times, the passenger plane was initially cleared to land at Runway 1, Reagan National&rsquo;s main runway.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the plane was directed to Runway 33, an intersecting runway.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">These are the last communications of the AAL5342 pilots with the main Air Traffic Control Tower at DCA, Reagan National Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, 5342 was slated to land at Runway 01, before being moved to Runway 33. The accident occurred just short of Runway 33. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8dX15YE7se\">pic.twitter.com\/8dX15YE7se<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jess Fields (@jessalanfields) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessalanfields\/status\/1884828770382565782?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AUDIO FROM DC PLANE CRASH.<\/p>\n<p>1) Midair collision occurred 1\/2 mile from start of runway 33.<\/p>\n<p>2) AA regional jet and Blackhawk helicopter went down in Potomac.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d3wVF87fdI\">pic.twitter.com\/d3wVF87fdI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CitizenFreePres\/status\/1884820246722129934?\">January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was not an unusual maneuver, according to sources cited by the Times.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That decision, according to the person who was briefed on the event and two other people who are familiar with the airport&rsquo;s air traffic, happens routinely when regional jets like the American Airlines aircraft are involved, and may have been made to help keep air traffic moving efficiently by not clogging the main runway,&rdquo; the Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it will no doubt figure in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/day-dc-crash-near-miss-reagan-national-airport-eerily-similar-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation of the crash<\/a>, which was the nation&rsquo;s deadliest since 2001, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, political fallout from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chilling-audio-reveals-air-traffic-controls-final-instructions-doomed-black-hawk-panicked-aftermath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the collision<\/a> continues.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has raised questions about whether the &ldquo;diversity, equity, and inclusion&rdquo; policies of the Obama and Biden administrations played a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-slams-cnns-kaitlan-collins-plane-crash-briefing-not-smart-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">role in the tragedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Only a week before, among his first acts in office, Trump signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/01\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ends-dei-madness-and-restores-excellence-and-safety-within-the-federal-aviation-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> banning DEI-focused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-yes-obama-biden-faa-hire-people-intellectual-psychiatric-severe-physical-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hiring practices<\/a> at the Federal Aviation Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Liberal media figures, on the other hand, caused a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-levine-sliding-into-dms-reflects-his-past-stance-on-promiscuity-and-the-futility-of-monogamy\/\" title=\"Adam Levine Sliding Into DMs Reflects His Past Stance On Promiscuity And The Futility Of Monogamy\">social media uproar<\/a> by trying, unsuccessfully, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/low-can-go-mainstream-media-leftists-attempt-pin-plane-disaster-trump-quickly-regret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link the disaster<\/a> to Trump&rsquo;s order a week before, freezing the hiring of federal employees.<\/p>\n<p>They quickly deleted the posts and, in some cases, apologized.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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