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FAA tells senators it will require ADS‑B at DCA, hire controllers and probe spectrum interference
Summary
Acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau told the Senate subcommittee the agency will require ADS‑B Out in DCA Class B airspace, step up controller hiring and investigate spectrum interference that triggered in‑cockpit collision warnings after the crash.
Acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau told the Senate subcommittee that aviation safety is the agency’s top priority and outlined immediate steps the FAA has taken after the Jan. 29 midair collision near Reagan National Airport.
Rocheleau said the FAA accepted the NTSB’s urgent safety recommendations and adopted the agency’s post‑accident restrictions as permanent measures for portions of DCA Class B airspace. He announced that all aircraft operating in DCA Class B airspace will be required to transmit ADS‑B Out, subject to very limited exceptions for essential national security or emergency operations.
The acting administrator described a multi‑part response: a national hotspot review of…
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