
US senator presses Pentagon to use key safety system in DC-area helicopter flights
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Senate Democrat on the committee overseeing aviation challenged the Pentagon on Friday to justify not using a key safety system on routine military helicopter flights in the U.S. capital region following a deadly accident.A U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) regional jet in January near Washington’s Reagan A ...