The Act Would Not Implement NTSB Recommendations Especially ADS-B In The National Transportation Safety Board says in a letter to lawmakers the ALERT Act falls short of encompassing board recommendations in the wake of last year’s deadly midair collision between a commercial flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.In the letter to leaders of the House Armed Services and Transportation and Infrastructure committees, NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy along with other board members said the proposed ALERT Act would not implement many NTSB recommendations, including one recommending the FAA mandate critical collision-warning technology known as ADS-B In. If this anti-collision technology was fully operational, it would have given both air crews in the DCA midair collision additional time and directional assistance in locating each other.
