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Indianapolis Star
3 days ago
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- Indianapolis Star
'They're dumb': Nathan Fielder defends 'The Rehearsal' claim after FAA denial
Nathan Fielder called the Federal Airline Administration "dumb" during a May 29 appearance on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown" to promote the second season of "The Rehearsal." Fielder hypothesizes throughout the season that communication breakdowns between airplane pilots and co-pilots contribute to plane crashes, going so far as to become a certified non-commercial 737 pilot to test his theory. The FAA dismissed the link in a statement obtained by USA TODAY and read to Fielder on-air. "The FAA analyzes data from a variety of sources," the statement reads in-part. "If these programs identify elevated risks, the FAA and airline both take appropriate action to mitigate the risk and ensure safety. The FAA does not have data that supports these claims." "That's dumb. They're dumb," Fielder responded to the statement. "The training is: someone shows you a PowerPoint slide saying, if you are a co-pilot and the captain does something wrong, you need to speak up about it ... they talk about some crashes that happened, but they don't do anything that makes it stick emotionally." USA TODAY reached out to Fielder's representatives for comment and did not receive a response. The segment took an awkward turn when Fielder attempted to use the titular hosts as an example of communication breaking down. "I'm sure Pamela, you don't say some things to Wolf or – because you're – between you two, who would be like the boss or the more – like you're Wolf Blitzer, right?' Fielder said. "Your name is first on the thing. So, I'm sure Pamela, at times you, you might not want to say, you know, oh, Wolf wants to do something you don't think it's a good idea – you might not want to express that always." Blitzer and Brown pushed back on the insinuation with Blitzer saying, "she's very blunt." Fielder dismissed the rebuttal saying, "you have to say that now." "You don't want to say to Wolf you can't — you know, as a journalist, you don't want to say, oh, I don't want to," Fielder said. Blitzer defended his co-host, telling the comedian that Brown does raise objections to him.
USA Today
30-01-2025
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- USA Today
Reagan Airport closed until Friday after plane, Black Hawk helicopter crash near DC
The Federal Airline Administration announced late Wednesday night that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will be closed until at least 5 a.m. ET Friday after a passenger jet collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter above the airport. The airport is listed as closed on the National Airspace System Status website, which also lists a ground stop for the airport continuing until at least 5 a.m. ET Thursday. American Airlines flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, operated by PSA Airlines was preparing to land at the airport before it "collided in midair" with the Army helicopter around 9 p.m. ET, authorities said. The flight had 64 people on board, and the military helicopter, which was on a training mission, had three soldiers on board, according to FOX News and POLITICO. A joint statement by the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and DC Fire and EMS released shortly before 11 p.m. ET said that "there is no confirmed information on casualties at this time." A press conference is scheduled for 12:30 a.m. ET. This is a developing story Contributing: Kathleen Wong, Thao Nguyen, Joey Garrison USA TODAY
