The recent midair collision between single engine-plane and sightseeing helicopter had urged government into taking serious action in order to prevent midair collision. An equipment that could prevent midair collision is expected to be implemented and will be available by 2013, a federal aviation official told a Senate panel on Tuesday. But its use will not be required until 2020.
An interim solution has been suggested by Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, the New Jersey Democrat who was chairman of the hearing by a Senate Commerce Committee subcommittee on aviation. The solution …