US EditionSenate holds hearing on DC plane crash
- A midair collision near Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport in January involving an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter resulted in 67 fatalities.
- The collision occurred because planes were getting too close to helicopters, with collision alarms sounding in cockpits at least monthly since 2011, data the FAA reportedly did not act upon.
- NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy disclosed that there were 85 near misses in the past three years, where aircraft flew within a few hundred feet of each other, prompting anger from her and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
- Following the NTSB briefing, the FAA launched a review of its data using artificial intelligence and machine learning, focusing on eight cities with heavy helicopter traffic and heavy helicopter traffic off the Gulf Coast, promising corrective action plans for any identified risks.
- The FAA adopted the NTSB's recommendation to permanently close off a particular helicopter route near Reagan when planes are taking off or landing on runway 33, which a jetliner was approaching when the January collision occurred, but a final report identifying the cause isn't expected for over a year.
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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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