WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Jerry Moran issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation - today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced new aviation safety protocols mandating the use of radar-only tracking for aircraft in busy airspace:
"I commend Secretary Duffy and Administrator Bedford for taking this important step to improve the safety of our skies by requiring air traffic controllers to use radar technology to coordinate aviation traffic near our nation's busiest airports. Our aviation system is fragile, and the tragic midair collision on J...