WASHINGTON – Federal aviation safety investigators are raising concerns that Congress isn’t doing enough to prevent deadly mid-air crashes like the one that claimed 67 lives near the nation’s capital earlier this year.
The National Transportation Safety Board issued a statement Thursday criticizing a House aviation safety measure, saying the proposed ALERT Act falls short of implementing crucial safety improvements.
According to the safety board, lawmakers failed to include a key recommendation requiring aircraft to use ADS-B collision-warning technology, which could help prevent similar tragedies in the future.
The criticism comes as aviation safety remains under intense scrutiny following the devastating 2025 mid-air collision in the Washington area that killed dozens of people.
