President Donald Trump says he thinks last week’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter wouldn't have happened if the U.S. had a more modern air traffic control computer system.

President Trump says he thinks a more modern air traffic control computer system could have prevented last week’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter.

The president said he would work with Congress to improve aging technology used by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Sixty-seven people were killed in the crash. President Donald Trump says his team is working on changes for Air Traffic Control.

President Donald Trump compared last week's fatal plane-helicopter collision near Washington to a golf driving range, calling it "amazing." He criticised outdated air traffic control systems and shifting blame from diversity hiring to obsolete technology.

President Trump said Thursday that he wanted to overhaul America’s air traffic control system following last week’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter in the skies over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.