This week’s release of a U.S. Army investigation into the deadly 2025 air crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is fueling calls for congressional negotiators to default to the Senate’s position on aviation safety legislation that’s been stuck in a bicameral standoff.
The investigation, completed in May but only made public on Thursday, found that “breakdowns across all layers of conflict management” caused the midair collision that killed 67 aboard an Army Blackhawk helicopter and American Airlines passenger jet.
