FAA Acting Administrator Admits “Something Was Missed” Amid American Airlines Flight 5342 Crash

At a recent Senate hearing on the midair collision in Washington, D.C., the FAA Acting Administrator said that something was missed that resulted in the fatal crash in January. Several questions were raised at the hearing, including to the Army Brig. Gen. Matthew Braman on why Army helicopters operating in the DCA airspace were not transmitting ADS-B Out data.