Deadly Washington Midair Collision Exposes FAA and Military Safety Failures

Three days of intense hearings by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) aim to peel back the layers of institutional failure that led to January’s tragic midair crash near Washington, D.C., where a commercial airliner collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter, killing 67 people. This disaster—the deadliest in two decades—spotlights dangerous gaps in federal oversight and raises urgent questions about the safety of America’s crowded skies. How Long Will Dangerous Lapses in Aviation Safety Go Unchecked? Evidence already uncovered paints a troubling portrait: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ignored a decade-long record of 85 near misses around Ronald Reagan...