A congressional hearing has reinforced the idea that the January collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft could have been prevented.

The agency’s acting director told senators of the new policy after it was revealed that tracking technology had been disabled before a deadly midair collision in January.

A Delta Air Lines flight narrowly avoided a collision with a U.S. military jet shortly after takeoff from Washington National Airport on Friday.

NTSB is investigating a “potential for equipment malfunction” with ADS-B Out transponders, agency Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday.

CNN reports a military jet involved in a near-miss with a Delta plane in Washington, D.C. took off and landed at Langley AFB

U.S. senators on Thursday criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to act for years to address helicopters in "dangerous proximity" to commercial airplanes near Reagan Washington National Airport.

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) convened a hearing on the NTSB’s preliminary report on the midair collision in Washington this winter.

A partial ban on military helicopters flying into Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. is being recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board. The preliminary report comes nearly two months after the mid-air crash between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet.