In the United States, the number of fatal plane crashes has doubled during President Joe Biden's first four weeks of office compared to the same period under President Donald Trump's second administration.
In the US, there were 10 fatal plane crashes between January 20, 2021 and February 18, 2021. Carol has recorded aviation accidents since 1962, according to a case analysis and an online report from the National Transportation Safety Board. Four fatal plane crashes recorded in the same period under the second Trump administration – data shows from inauguration day until February 18th.
The fifth fatal plane crash in Georgia on Saturday evening has yet to be added to the database, but it has been linked to the five fatal plane crash crashes in the US since January 20th Included in the final tally of Fox Digital.
The second Trump administration has fewer plane crashes than the first month of the Biden administration, but in January Washington, DC, was the deadliest in US history since November 2001, and aviation was the most deadly ever. It has raised national awareness of concerns about accidents. The American Airlines flight crashed into a residential area in New York City, killing 260 people on board and five people on the ground.
A total of 67 people were killed in January when an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Fox News Digital discovered that the first month of the Biden administration's inauguration concept was a crash fall of a deadly US-based plane in Janesville, Wisconsin. St. Thomas, Caribbean. Tehachapi, California. Gard, Missouri. Bellvidere, Tennessee. Chitina, Alaska; Huckberry, Louisiana. Port Angels, Washington. Boynton Beach, Florida. Rio Rancho, New Mexico. A total of 18 people died in 10 crashes.
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The United States has doubled the number of fatal plane crashes during President Joe Biden's first four weeks of office compared to the same period under President Donald Trump's second administration. (Getty Images)
It was in Norme, Alaska, that five deadly planes crashed during the first month of the Trump administration. Philadelphia; Washington, DC; Charlottesville, Virginia. Covington, Georgia. A total of 96 people died in the crash on the plane.
When comparing the two Trump administrations, Fox News Digital discovered that there were 11 recorded fatal plane crashes by February 18, 2017.
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Fox News Digital also discovered that the Biden administration saw seven serious crashes that were not fatal between January 20, 2021 and February 18, 2021. Carol Database.
Regarding crashes that resulted in “minor” passenger injuries, the Carroll database recorded seven under the Biden administration's first month and two under the second Trump administration's first month, and Fox Digital discovered it.
After crashing when landing at Toronto Pearson Airport on February 17, 2025, the Delta Air Lines plane is turned upside down on the roof. (Geoff Robins/AFP Getty Images)
Swalwell declares, “Every crash is Trump's fault.”
Another plane crash happened in Canada on Monday. A Delta Air Lines CRJ-900 jet from Minnesota crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Neither of the 80 passengers or crew were killed, but at least 18 people were treated for injuries after the plane crashed, fired and turned upside down.
The crash in Toronto is the outbreak of numerous federal employees at various agencies as part of the government's efforts to cut down government spending fat and eliminate corruption and mismanagement. During the deployment of numerous federal employees to various agencies, including the end of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a union representing employees, has unionized the past year. Employees hired by.
President Donald Trump will listen to Transport Secretary Sean Duffy speaking at the White House on January 30th, 2025. (Alex Brandon/Applications)
A U.S. Department of Transport spokesman told Fox News Digital Monday that the agency continues to hire air traffic controllers and aviation safety-focused ones.
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“The FAA continues to hire and includes others who support air traffic controllers and safety experts (such as mechanical),” a spokesman told Fox News Digital. “Administrators maintain employees who perform important safety functions.”
Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said his predecessor, former Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg, “has been unsuccessful for four years in addressing a shortage of air traffic controllers and upgrading the outdated Second II-ERA Air Traffic Control System.” added to X.
Police boat patrols the water and warns the scene where a crash fell after an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter in the air on January 30, 2025, crashed into the Potomac River in Washington, DC (Kyle Mazza/Anadoru by Getty Images)
“There's the truth here. The FAA alone is incredible with 45,000 employees,” he said. “Under 400 were let go, and they were all trial versions, meaning they were hired within a year. Zero Air Traffic Controllers and key safety personnel were let go.”
However, the clash opened the floodgates of criticism from Democrats and liberal media who blamed the crash at Trump's feet.
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“We are grateful that everyone in the Toronto flight incidents that took off from Minneapolis is safe, but we continue to watch these incidents every day,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said. posted to X after Monday's crash. “Trump, meanwhile, is making massive layoffs with the FAA — including safety experts — and making our skies more and more secure. Democrats are fighting to protect the flying masses.”
