Washington, Feb. 24 -- Representative Adam Smith issued the following press release:
Congressman Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement about the failed vote for the ROTOR Act on the floor of the House of Representatives.
"Last year's tragic mid-air collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter took 67 lives and devastated families and communities across our country. It was the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster in decades. The subsequent investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board identified systemic failures in how civilian and military aircraft operate in shared airspace.
"More recently, serious coordination fa...