US EditionFAA CONCEDES IT MUST DO BETTER AFTER MIDAIR COLLISION
- Earlier this month, the U.S. Secret Service and Navy conducted counter-drone technology testing near Reagan Washington National Airport , which resulted in flight crews receiving faulty alerts about nearby aircraft.
- These alerts, intended to prevent collisions, were triggered because the government testing used the same spectrum band as the alerting system, causing interference that impacted at least a dozen flights on March 1 and led some to abort landings.
- Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, called the testing "deeply disturbing" and "inappropriate", emphasizing that the alerts caused some flights to abort landings.
- Acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau confirmed the accuracy of Cruz's account and the FAA had previously warned the Navy and Secret Service against using that specific spectrum band due to interference risks.
- Following a fatal January 29 collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people, and the discovery that 85 close calls had occurred around DCA in the three years prior, the FAA, NTSB, and Congress are investigating the recent false alerts and overall aviation safety, with the FAA conducting an AI-led review to identify safety threats at congested airports.
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Omaha World-Herald
FAA concedes it must do better
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FAA CONCEDES IT MUST DO BETTER AFTER MIDAIR COLLISION
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