GREG FEITH:
00:02:29
Well, when you look at the 48 or so safety recommendations that the board presented, almost 90% of them are focused on the FAA. That is training for controllers, use of new technology, not waiting to present data that's being collected, and has been collected for a very long time, being disseminated to operators in not only the Washington, DC area airspace, but those operators coming in and out of Washington National Airport. That information doesn't do anybody any good sitting on someone's desk. And they've been collecting safety data for quite a long time, and I think the chairman and the board members pointed out the fact that did not benefit the operators, whether it's the military or civilian operators, going in and out of that particular airport. That airspace is very congested, has been for a very long time, but now, with these lessons learned, unfortunately through an accident, the families must know that all of the things that have come out by the NTSB will be at least presented to the FAA, to the Army for safety enhancement. Now, the big follow-up is how much of these safety recommendations are incorporated by the FAA because I've been there, I've been down that road where we've written a lot of safety recommendations only to get a response from the FAA saying, we can't really do it at this time, we'll think about it, we'll incorporate it when possible. So it's going to be up to the NTSB to really stay on top of the responses from the FAA.
REED COWAN:
00:04:10
Really, and a calling for journalists to ask those questions on behalf of the families who demand change after such horrible loss. Greg, it's good to talk to you. I hope to talk to you again-- Good to talk to you. --on CBS News 24/7. Thank you so much.
