The pending $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act doesn’t go far enough in addressing safety issues after last year’s collision between a commercial passenger jet and a US Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, key lawmakers and the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.
“As drafted, the NDAA protects the status quo, allowing military aircraft to keep flying in DC airspace under different rules and with outdated transmission requirements,” reads a joint statement from Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (Wash.), the ranking Democrat on the panel.
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), ...