WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bedford will discuss safety measures that the FAA is implementing following last year's fatal midair collision between an American Airlines airplane and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford holds a rosary during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing recess on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bedford will discuss safety measures that the FAA is implementing following last year's fatal midair collision between an American Airlines airplane and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford (R) appears during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bedford will discuss safety measures that the FAA is implementing following last year's fatal midair collision between an American Airlines airplane and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Ranking Member Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) (R), accompanied by Chairman Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) (L), speaks as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford (R) appears at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026, in Washington, DC. Bedford discussed safety measures the FAA is implementing following last year's fatal midair collision between an American Airlines aircraft and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bedford will discuss safety measures that the FAA is implementing following last year's fatal midair collision between an American Airlines airplane and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford (R) speaks with Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) (L) before a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026, in Washington, DC. Bedford discussed safety measures the FAA is implementing following last year's fatal midair collision between an American Airlines aircraft and a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bedford will discuss safety measures that the FAA is implementing following last year's fatal midair collision between an American Airlines airplane and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford (R) holds a rosary as he speaks with Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) (L) during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation hearing recess on Capitol Hill on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bedford will discuss safety measures that the FAA is implementing following last year's fatal midair collision between an American Airlines airplane and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)