Reason Writers Around Town: Bob Poole on the New York Helicopter-Plane Crash and the Failures of the FAA
At the New York Post, Reason Foundation Director of Transportation Policy Robert Poole writes:
SATURDAY'S helicopter-plane collision over the Hudson stems in part from the politicization of decisions about air safety and air traffic control, both of them the province of the Federal Aviation Administration.
When a crash occurs, members of Congress from the area are quick to point fingers and call for tougher regulations. But few people realize how much Congress and aviation interest groups can be obstacles to improved air safety.