WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's

nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration says 85 near

miss incidents at Reagan Washington National Airport since 2021

are "unacceptable."

On January 29, a Black Hawk helicopter collided with an

American Airlines ( AAL ) regional passenger jet near Reagan,

killing 67 people.

"In the years preceding that tragic night in January, there

were 85 similar near misses at Reagan National. How did this go

unaddressed? It's unacceptable," said FAA nominee Bryan Bedford

said, adding that the FAA needs "significant investment" in air

traffic control.