NTSB says House bill does not fully address mid-air collision safety recommendations
NTSB says House bill does not fully address mid-air collision safety recommendations
ReutersThu, February 26, 2026 at 11:12 PM UTC
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FILE PHOTO: A crane retrieves part of the wreckage from the Potomac River, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the river, by the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday a proposed U.S. House of Representatives aviation safety bill does not fully address safety recommendations it issued after a 2025 mid-air collision killed 67 people near Washington.
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The NTSB said the House ALERT act fails to address its recommendation to require the collision-warning technology known as ADS-B.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese)
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