A SENATE HEARING HAS REVEALED THE DIRECT HOTLINE BETWEEN MILITARY PILOTS AND D.C. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE MARCH OF 2022—A FACT THE FAA ONLY LEARNED AFTER A MAY 1 NEAR‑MISS FORCING TWO COMMERCIAL JETS TO ABORT LANDINGS AT REAGAN NATIONAL. THE FAA HAS GROUNDED ARMY HELICOPTER FLIGHTS UNTIL THE LINE IS FIXED. SENATOR TED CRUZ CALLS THE BREAKDOWN “EXTREMELY CONCERNING.”
DC – AIR‑TRAFFIC HOTLINE
