On January 29, 2025, a mid-air collision involving an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near DCA led to the loss of 67 lives. The incident highlights longstanding issues in modernizing avionics, specifically the lack of Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, necessitating urgent reforms in funding and equipment modernization. (Cover Photo from theaviationist.com)