In Washington, D.C., the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, representing 55,000 flight attendants, has raised safety concerns about President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Union president Sara Nelson said the arch, which Trump plans to convert into a military complex, would add an obstacle to an already busy flight path and could endanger aircraft, especially after a January 2025 crash that killed 67 people. The arch has preliminary approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, but a lawsuit argues it needs congressional approval. The FAA had earlier said it would not pose a hazard, but the union disagrees.
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