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Friends and family of the victims where photographs around their neck during the National Transportation Safety Board’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Midair Collision Investigative Hearing on July 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. The three-day investigative hearing examines the Jan. 29 midair collision between an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River that claimed the lives of 67 people. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

FAA, DOD data silos were partly to blame for last year’s DCA crash

The National Transportation Safety Board said a dearth in standardized and objective data hindered risk mitigation and stakeholders’ ability to identify hazards.
A drone carries a Walmart package during the launch event of their drone delivery service with Wing in Houston on Jan. 15, 2026. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

DOT reopens drone-related RFI amid plans for new FAA office

The agency is extending its comment period and seeking additional insights on aircraft location-tracking devices, detection technologies and safety standards.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) building is seen at 600 Independence Avenue in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP).

DOT reorganizes FAA to support modernization, other goals

The FAA will launch offices focused on the air traffic control system and advanced aviation technologies in what will be the largest overhaul of its organizational structure…
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