US FAA head to face questions from lawmakers after agency cited in fatal air collision

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration will face questions on Capitol Hill on May 19 after a report found systemic ...
Washington Examiner

House passes aviation bill aimed at preventing repeat of Potomac midair collision

The House overwhelmingly passed an aviation safety bill designed to prevent a repeat plane crash such as the one that unfolded at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last year. The ALERT Act ...
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House approves aviation safety bill based on deadly midair collision near Washington

An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital was approved by the House Tuesday, but key ...
ARLnow.com

House fails to pass bill requiring aircraft locator systems after deadly Potomac midair collision

Family members of the people who were killed in the midair collision near Washington Reagan National Airport watch a video before a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing at ...
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NTSB, families of midair collision victims pressure Congress over bill that 'falls short'

WASHINGTON (7News) — Members of the National Transportation Safety Board sent a letter to four high-ranking Congressmen this week, expressing opposition to a proposed aviation safety bill they say ...