Senator questions military helicopter flights near civilian airplanes in DC

The top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee said Thursday the United States needs to reconsider the significant military helicopter flights near one of the most congested U.S. airports after a midair collision in Washington killed 67 people. "The big question I have is why do you have a military training flight so close to the route that people are supposed to land... Why is that corridor right on top of the (civilian) flight corridor?," said Senator Maria Cantwell in an interview. A 2021