Rising Near-Collisions and Airline Stress in U.S. Skies

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is hosting a safety summit to assess whether changes need to be made to how American flights are regulated, following a series of high-profile near-collisions at US airports. The FAA is investigating yet another close call in their backyard. Aviation experts have questioned whether one factor leading to the uptick in incidents is the swift rebound in flying in the wake of the pandemic. Despite the recent crop of troubling incidents, flying in the US remains "very safe," according to the acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen.