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2 more planes have collided in Arizona and no, it’s not Joe Biden’s fault

I'm a nervous flyer anyway, but this is beyond terrifying.

Two small planes flew into each other close to Arizona’s Marana Regional Airport on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, just two days after a plane crash-landed and flipped upside down collision at Washington, D.C.’s airport.

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While Elon Musk felt the need to overstep and take charge of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). As reported by the BBC, hundreds (yes, hundreds) of probationary employees working for the Federal Aviation istration (FAA) were laid off last Friday evening. One employee who was let go, Jason King, told BBC, “Aviation safety should never be treated as a budget item that can just be completely cut.”

As reported by CNN, the National Transportation Safety Board shared that a Lancair 360 MK II and Cessna 172S crashed into one another midair in Arizona near Marana Regional Airport’s runway 12. The FAA explained that at an airport like this one (that doesn’t have an air traffic control tower), pilots let each other know where they are thanks to the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency. The collision resulted in a “post-impact fire,” and the NTSB is looking into why this happened.

The high number of recent plane crashes proves that this is absolutely the worst place to decrease costs. In fact, more money should be invested in air safety, and safe skies mean more employees, not less. Trump might think he can point fingers at anyone for anything, but when you’re the President of the United States, you’re in charge. You make the decisions and you need to own up to the consequences, period.

And no, g a document and blaming others doesn’t count. According to the presidential memorandum Trump signed at the end of Jan. 2025, Biden-led DEI policies led to the Washington plane crash. As he said himself, “Incompetence might have played a role” and “very strong people” should be in control. Once again, Trump manages to be offensive and wrong at the same time. The lack of comion is as astounding as it is startling.

As CNN also pointed out, all eyes are on the aviation industry right now. Beside the Delta Airlines crash in Toronto, a pilot died when a private plane flew off a Scottsdale runway, and 10 were pronounced dead in a crash close to Nome, Alaska. A Philadelphia medevac plane also crashed, and no one will soon forget the Jan. 29 incident that saw an American Airlines jet collide with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter. According to the NTSB, over 94 accidents have occurred so far in 2025: 13 fatal and 81 non-fatal. This is a big yikes for Trump and his istration.

One can’t help but wonder: Just how dangerous is flying right now? A 2024 survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that seven in 10 Democrats felt safe at the prospect of flying. A Feb. 2025 survey found that six in 10 Democrats thought the same thing. Also, when the survey was conducted in 2024, it found that 71% of Americans answered that traveling via planes is “somewhat safe” or “very safe.” In a Feb. 2025 survey, however, the number dipped to 64%. Shouldn’t 100% of people feel that nothing bad is going to happen when they get on a plane? Anxious flyers aside, the bulk of respondents shouldn’t be hovering in what academia would deem “D territory.”

Some will argue that despite the tragic crashes of late, flying is still safe. Many have said for years that it’s more harmful to get in a car than on a plane. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University aviation safety professor Anthony Brickhouse told CNN that, “Aviation is the safest mode of transportation.” However, now that Trump is in office again and hundreds of aviation employees have been let go, it’s no wonder why not everyone shares that same sentiment. I’d argue that flying doesn’t feel safe at this moment in time and that people will continue to worry about it, especially as long as Trump is shrugging off safety concerns and pointing the finger at anyone else, ignoring the sea of fingers pointing back at him.


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Aya Tsintziras
Aya Tsintziras is a freelance writer at We've Got This Covered who has been writing about pop culture since 2014. She has a Masters of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University and enjoys writing about TV dramas, horror movies, and celebrities. When not working, she's reading a thriller novel, catching up on The Real Housewives, and spending time with friends and family.