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FAA bans helicopter route near DCA after deadly midair crash
On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) permanently banned helicopters from flying the same route near Ronald ...
Helicopter traffic permanently banned on route near D.C. airport where 67 died in midair crash
The closure of the helicopter route near the airport makes permanent the restrictions put in place after Jan. 29 midair ...
Helicopters permanently restricted on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash
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 helicopter collided in midair.
Helicopter routes permanently restricted around D.C. airport after deadly mid-air crash
Between 2011 and 2024, the NTSB found that at least one Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) alert was triggered per month due to helicopters flying too close to airplanes. In more than half of ...