DC plane crash: NTSB provides update as US senators call for better air traffic control | LIVE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChLtXXpo4Ge1ReTEboVvTDg https://ift.tt/jhPZiBE The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a news conference on Friday to provide an update on the investigation into the Jan. 29th Potomac River crash involving an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Blackhawk helicopter. On Wednesday, two U.S. senators called for increased funding and staffing for Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control, after a fatal midair collision in the nation's capital last month highlighted the persistent lack of aviation safety personnel. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat, and Republican John Hoeven in a letter first reported by Reuters urged the FAA to work with Congress and the controllers to increase funding for operations, modernize facilities and equipment and expand the FAA training academy's capacity. The collision between the American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter killed 67 people near Washington Reagan National Airport in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in more than 20 years. For more info, please go to https://ift.tt/hw2vcKZ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #DCPlaneCrash #Potomac #NTSB #Aviation