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Committee opens hearing on aviation safety, pressing FAA on DCA collision, staffing and ATC modernization
Summary
A committee member opened a hearing on the state of American aviation, pressing the FAA to explain its response to the DCA midair collision, staffing losses, a rapid capacity reduction at high-traffic airports, and the agency's plan and transparency for a $12 billion air traffic control modernization led by prime integrator Peraton.
Unidentified Speaker opened a congressional hearing on the state of American aviation, citing the upcoming one-year anniversary of the DCA midair collision in which a U.S. Army Blackhawk collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 and calling for exhaustive investigation and accountability. "We owe it to victims, to families ... to leave no stone unturned to learn every lesson that we can," the speaker said.
The speaker said the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration took immediate steps after the collision, including banning most nonessential helicopter operations near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), reviewing 21 U.S. airports for similar risk factors and requiring federal aircraft operations near DCA to broadcast position using ADS‑B Out. The…
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