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House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year’s

Headline from Military Times, on the newest of 2 developments

The families of the victims who died when an American Airlines jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter strongly supported the measure.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Bill requiring aircraft locator systems that NTSB recommends to prevent midair collisions fails

    Headline from NBC4 Washington ·

  2. Newest

    House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year’s

    Headline from Military Times ·

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8 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC4 Washington

    Bill requiring aircraft locator systems that NTSB recommends to prevent midair collisions fails (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The House failed to approve a bill crafted after last year’s tragic midair collision near D.C. to require key locator systems.

  2. Anchorage Daily News

    House rejects bill that would require aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The Airlines for American trade group, the military and the major general aviation groups backed a competing and more comprehensive House bill that was just introduced last week.

  3. Military Times

    House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year’s (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    The families of the victims who died when an American Airlines jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter strongly supported the measure.

  4. WHDH Boston

    House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year’s - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    The House failed to approve a bill Tuesday that was crafted after last year’s tragic midair collision near Washington, D.C., to require all aircraft flying around busy

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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