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Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near DC
Following a 67-fatality midair crash, senators are advancing a bill for advanced locator systems, which experts say could have averted the tragedy.
- The collision of an airliner with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C. killed 67 people, and senators and victims' families advocate for requiring aircraft to have Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast systems to prevent such tragedies.
- The pilots of the airliner may have been able to avoid the collision if the plane had an ADS-B in system to receive location data from the helicopter's ADS-B out system, which was not functioning properly.
- While upgrade costs are a concern, especially for regional airlines, portable ADS-B receiving devices costing a few hundred dollars are widely used by private pilots, and grieving families believe the human cost justifies mandating the technology.
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Families press Congress on aviation safety reforms
Key senators and the families of the 67 dead in an airliner collision with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital are convinced that advanced aircraft locator systems recommended by experts for nearly two decades would have prevented last year's…
By Josh Funk - Key senators and relatives of the 67 people killed in a collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near the U.S. capital are convinced that advanced aircraft location systems recommended by experts nearly two decades ago would have prevented last year's tragedy. However, it remains unclear whether Congress will pass a bill requiring all airplanes and helicopters to use them around all busy airports.
Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after DC midair collision
Key senators and the families of the 67 people who died when an airliner and Army helicopter collided near Washington, D.C., are convinced advanced aircraft locator systems that experts have been recommending for decades would have prevented the crash.
Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near DC - Boston News, Weather, Sports
Key senators and the families of the 67 dead in an airliner collision with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital are convinced that advanced aircraft locator systems recommended by experts for nearly two decades would have prevented last year’s tragedy. But it remains unclear if a bill will pass Congress requiring the systems around busy airports. The Senate Commerce Committee is planning a hearing Thursday to highlight why the National T…
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Washington TimesGrieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near D.C.
Key senators and the families of the 67 dead in an airliner collision with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital are convinced that advanced aircraft locator systems recommended by experts for nearly two decades would have prevented last year’s tragedy. But it remains unclear if a bill will pass Congress requiring the systems around busy airports. Read more...
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