New restrictions near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport have eliminated the risk of another midair collision similar to January’s accident involving a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter.

The Federal Aviation Administration has imposed permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around the ...

The FAA is permanently restricting nonessential helicopter flights near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and says it ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has permanently restricted non-essential helicopter operations around Reagan ...

The NTSB pointed out that the current flight paths of helicopters near Washington-National provide only 75 feet of separation ...

The NTSB’s preliminary report on the Jan. 29 crash that killed 67 people said current helicopter routes allowed around the ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging immediate action after a mid-air collision that occurred in January ...

The transportation secretary’s decision came after the National Transportation Safety Board cited a long history of near ...

The passenger jet was on approach to runway 33 at Reagan National Airport. On those routes, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said, a helicopter and a passenger jet can get as close as 75 feet, in a normal ...

The FAA will now have a standalone air traffic control official consistently monitoring only helicopter traffic near Reagan National Airport.

an American Airlines flight carrying 67 people collided with a military helicopter just outside of Ronald Reagan National Airport. Everyone on board was killed, including numerous members of the ...