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FAA Progressing on NTSB KDCA Recommendations, but Much To Do

Agency has checked off a few recommendations but many are in process from NTSB’s KDCA investigation

FAA headquarters sign — The FAA issued a pair of unexpected notams shutting down airspace in parts of the Southwest.

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

May 20, 2026

The FAA is making progress on the nearly three-dozen recommendations the NTSB directed toward it in the aftermath of the Jan. 29, 2025 midair by Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA), but whether its approach to many of them will be acceptable to the Safety Board remains to be seen, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford informed Congress yesterday.

Bedford appeared before the Senate aviation subcommittee to delve into FAA actions in the aftermath of the collision of a PSA Airlines CRJ700 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk that killed 67. “We can do better,” Bedford conceded, in areas from aircraft traffic management to coordination. He said the FAA and Department of Transportation are committed to addressing the issues involved.

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