After 15,000 close calls at one airport, FAA takes action: What is mixed-used airspace?
In general, airspace is mixed-use by default. Certain restrictions apply to military corridors and takeoff and landing paths around major airports, but broadly, the skies above the U.S. are open. That ...
FAA 'permanently restricting' Washington helicopter traffic after fatal midair collision near DC airport
The Federal Aviation Administration announced a "series of steps" it will take to address safety concerns after a fatal ...
FAA bans non-essential helicopters near Reagan airport after crash
The Federal Aviation Administration has imposed permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around the ...
Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren’t made before crash
The investigation into a January midair collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C., revealed an alarming number of ...
DC plane crash: NTSB calls for immediate changes at Reagan airport
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called for immediate changes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ...
Non-essential helicopters banned from around Reagan airport after crash
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has permanently restricted non-essential helicopter operations around Reagan ...
FAA permanently restricts helicopter traffic near Reagan airport
The Federal Aviation Administration will be permanently restricting nonessential helicopter operations around Ronald Reagan ...
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Helicopter route permanently closed on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says helicopters will be permanently banned from flying near Washington, D.C.’s airport on the route where an airliner and an Army ...
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Helicopter flights at Washington's Reagan airport should be partially banned amid 'intolerable risk' of collisions with planes - investigators
Some helicopter flights at Washington's Reagan National Airport should be banned amid an "intolerable risk" of collisions with planes, crash investigators have said. It comes after 67 people were ...
NTSB calls for restrictions on helicopters near Ronald Reagan airport after January’s deadly crash
The NTSB’s preliminary report on the Jan. 29 crash that killed 67 people current helicopter routes allowed around the airport ...
NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crash
Federal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near ...
Helicopter route permanently closed on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.'s airport on the same route ...