The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it must improve the way it identifies potentially risky air-traffic situations, following a deadly midair collision between a U.S. Army helicopter and American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet in January.
“While flying remains the safest mode of transportation, aviation safety is not static,” Chris Rocheleau, the FAA’s acting administrator, plans say Thursday, according to written testimony prepared for a Senate hearing on the crash. “We have to get smarter about how we use data, and when we put corrective actions in place, we must execute them.”
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