The ROTOR and ALERT Acts: Understanding the Most Consequential Safety Legislation in Decades

In the wake of the tragic mid-air collision last year of a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter with American Eagle Flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the families of the 67 lives lost appealed to lawmakers to improve aviation safety by requiring all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems that let pilots know more precisely where other aircraft are. The Senate acted on this and passed the ROTOR Act unanimously. But it failed to pass by one vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.

In response, the House overwhelmingly passed its own legislation designed to address all 50 recommendations issued by the National Transportation Safety Board, known as the ALERT Act, last week.  Lawmakers will now have to work to reconcile the two bills and find a final compromise that will satisfy both chambers.  This webinar will provide a status update and explore the policy differences top issues and the anticipated next steps for the two bills.

Panelists

• Stephen Creamer, ATCA President & CEO

• Brian Bell, Senior Vice President at O’Keeffe Shahmoradi (OS) Strategies

Free for Members, $40 for Non-Members

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