FAA Faces Scrutiny Over Airspace Management Failures

Inspector General to Probe FAA Oversight of Washington Airspace After Deadly Midair Collision

A federal agency said on Aug. 8 that it will open an investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversight of the airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after a deadly midair collision between an Army helicopter and a commercial jet that killed 67 people earlier this year. The announcement from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) comes one week after the National Transp…

Inspector General Probing FAA's Handling of D.C. Airspace After Thousands of Close Calls

Seems overdue.

US Watchdog Probing FAA’s Management of Reagan Airport Airspace

A US government watchdog has launched an audit of the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of the congested airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, after January’s deadly midair collision.

FAA Faces Scrutiny Over Airspace Management Failures

The U.S. agency investigates the FAA's airspace management after a January collision involving an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter. Criticism arises over ignoring safety risks and allowing military exemptions. The crash, near Reagan Washington National Airport, is the deadliest U.S. air disaster in 20 years.

Aviation Policy News: NTSB hearing details FAA institutional failure

In this issue: NTSB hearing details FAA institutional failure Using commercial space for a return to the Moon Problems with U.S. remote air traffic towers Will a helicopter company be a winner for Joby? Will secondary cockpit barriers be delayed again? News notes Quotable quotes NTSB Hearing Details FAA Institutional Failure The three-day hearings of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the Ronald Reagan National Airport collision…

DOT’s Inspector General Launches Audit of FAA After D.C. Collision

The U.S. Transportation Department’s inspector general has launched an audit of the FAA’s oversight of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) in connection with a midair collision over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. In a statement released Friday, the inspector general’s office said the audit was requested by the leadership of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, the Senate Homeland Security Committee, …