A top lawmaker sees a fast track for bipartisan legislation to boost safety in the nation’s skies nearly a year after a deadly crash near the nation’s capital, but time is running out fast.
The ROTOR Act (S. 2503), sponsored by Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas), aims to prevent accidents similar to the January collision near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people, by requiring all aircraft in congested areas to use tracking technology known as Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast by Dec. 31, 2031. The bill passed Cruz’s panel in October and Rep. Bob ...