House passes aviation safety bill
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The US House of Representatives has passed the ALERT Act, a bill aimed at improving aviation safety by requiring pilots to use collision-prevention technology and overhauling helicopter routes near major airports. The bill is a response to a deadly crash between an Army helicopter and a commercial plane over Washington, D.C. in January 2025.
The House voted 396 to 10 for the ALERT Act, securing two thirds of the lower chamber to advance the bill to the Senate. The bipartisan legislation would require pilots flying in busy airspace to employ new collision-prevention technology. The bill is a response to the January 2025 collision near Reagan Washington National Airport between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet that killed all 67 aboard both aircraft. The legislation aims to prevent another major collision by overhauling helicopter routes near major airports and updating air traffic control procedures and training. The House passage follows a previous vote for the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act, which was one vote away from a majority two-thirds passage. The ALERT Act now moves to the Senate for consideration.
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