The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is raising concerns over the increasing number of dangerous laser strikes on aircraft. Last year, pilots

U.S. Senators pressed for more answers into the deadly mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport. "This collision was horrendous and it is heartbreaking, but it was not a surprise," said Sen. Tammy Duckworth. "It has been a difficult 57 days," said Sen. Jerry Moran.

The US Federal Aviation Administration said it must improve the way it identifies potentially risky air-traffic situations, following a deadly midair collision between a US Army helicopter and American Airlines Group Inc.

Testifying for the first time in front of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, acting Federal Aviation Administrator Chris Rocheleau admitted that "something was missed."