On a Nov. 5 call with Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford, some airline leaders are said to have asked if the agency was seeing risks that the carriers might not have been aware of.
The coalition also called on lawmakers to pass the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bill that funds the FAA and DOT by collaborating with the administration.
Turkey has not yet disclosed the cause of the accident, but videos captured by witnesses showed the aircraft spinning sideways in the air, with debris seen falling alongside it.
