US EditionSenate holds hearing on DC plane crash
- In January, a midair collision near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter resulted in 67 fatalities, prompting investigations and concerns about air safety Part: 1, Part: 2, Part: 9, Part: 13, Part: 22.
- The NTSB and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy expressed anger that the FAA had data going back to 2011 indicating collision alarms were sounding monthly due to the proximity of planes and helicopters, but the FAA didn't act on it Part: 1, Part: 2, Part: 10, Part: 13, Part: 22, Part: 23.
- The NTSB disclosed there had been 85 near misses in the past three years involving aircraft flying within a few hundred feet of each other, leading the FAA to launch a review of its data, particularly focusing on eight cities with heavy helicopter traffic and the Gulf Coast Part: 2, Part: 3, Part: 10, Part: 11, Part: 14, Part: 17, Part: 23, Part: 24.
- New Jersey Democrat Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman stated, "loyalty and sycophants seems to be the order of the day, and it's definitely negatively impacting this federal government doing its job," refuting suggestions that diversity and inclusion policies at the FAA contributed to the crash Part: 6, Part: 9, Part: 22.
- Following the crash, the FAA promptly adopted the NTSB's recommendation to permanently close off a particular helicopter route near Reagan National Airport when planes are taking off or landing on runway 33, while a final report on the cause of the collision is expected in over a year Part: 3, Part: 12, Part: 15, Part: 19, Part: 24.
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Duckworth Secures Commitments from FAA Acting Administrator to Address Number of Air Traffic Controllers Awaiting Medical Clearances to Return to Work
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At today’s committee hearing on the horrific DCA aircraft collision, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking Member of the CST Aviation Subcommittee—secured a commitment from Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chris Rocheleau to report back to her on how many certified air traffic controllers around the co…
FAA to require tracking technology in DC after deadly plane crash
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The head of the FAA says the organization needs to do more to ensure safe flights. Lawmakers demanded answers on how a deadly mid-air collision in Washington, D.C., happened, which took the lives of 67 people. More details were shared by the chair of the NTSB about the crash between the American Airlines jet and the Black Hawk helicopter and she put some of the blame on both the Army and the FAA. Kansas Senator Jerry Moran…
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