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Former FAA administrator discusses state of aviation safety

There’s been another fatal plane crash, this one in Philadelphia, as officials are still investigating Wednesday’s deadly mid-air collision in Washington, D.C. that claimed 67 lives. Randy Babbitt, a former FAA administrator and commercial airline pilot, joins John Yang to discuss the search for answers and the state of aviation safety.

Former FAA administrator discusses state of aviation safety

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