Senators on both sides of the aisle seemed to agree that the accident would have been preventable if the appropriate precautions had been taken and if more stringent regulations were in place. Start the day smarter.

A congressional hearing has reinforced the idea that the January collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft could have been prevented.

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) convened a hearing on the NTSB’s preliminary report on the midair collision in Washington this winter.