Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near DC
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An airplane takes off behind the control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on the anniversary of the Potomac River mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger plane and an Army Blackhawk helicopter, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jennifer Homendy hugs Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger at an event honoring the 67 people killed in the 2025 midair collision near Washington Reagan National Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)Jana Price, second from left, testifies during a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing on the midair aircraft collision that killed 67 people near Washington Reagan National Airport, in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Bonnie Cash/Pool via AP)FILE - A piece of wreckage is lifted from the water onto a salvage vessel near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 4, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
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An airplane takes off behind the control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on the anniversary of the Potomac River mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger plane and an Army Blackhawk helicopter, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)