When Roberto Marquez of Dallas places the flowers on a cross monument built in Arlington, Virginia on February 1, 2025, the plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and places the flowers for the 67 casualties of an airborne collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet. Carolyn Throws/AP Photos
The federal agency said on August 8 it would begin investigating Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) surveillance of the airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after a fatal air collision between an Army helicopter and a commercial jet that killed 67 people earlier this year.
An announcement from the Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector’s Office (OIG) will come one week after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) three-day “Finding” hearing. Technology — ADS-B out.
