While faulting some towers for inefficient practices, the report recognized significant external factors and called on Congress to help address the problem.
In an interview that highlighted a rift on the far right over the role of the United States in confronting Iran, the host confronted the senator over his hawkish stance, suggesting he was ill-informed.
Officials said more than 18 miles of anti-scale fencing had been installed in Washington, snaking around the White House campus and along the National Mall.
The agency has taken steps to reduce the risk of midair collisions after a military helicopter struck a commercial flight in January, killing everyone on both crafts.
An investigation will examine what could have prevented an Army Black Hawk helicopter from ramming into an American Airlines flight on Jan. 29, killing all on board both aircraft.
“We have a solemn responsibility to the victims, their families and the flying public to fully understand what went wrong — and to ensure it never happens again,” Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said.
An investigation will examine what could have prevented an Army Black Hawk helicopter from ramming into an American Airlines flight on Jan. 29, killing all on board both aircraft.
“We have a solemn responsibility to the victims, their families and the flying public to fully understand what went wrong — and to ensure it never happens again,” Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said.
The confirmation hearing for Bryan Bedford, a commercial airline executive, came as the agency confronts critical staffing shortages and questions about passenger safety.
Bryan Bedford recently criticized the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency President Trump nominated him to lead, for what he called a “lack of strategic vision.”
The senators wrote that the Jan. 29 crash highlighted a dangerous pattern of near misses between military and commercial aircraft around Ronald Reagan National Airport.
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