Non-essential helicopter flights will be restricted in the airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and mixed helicopter and fixed-wing traffic will be nixed going forward.

The Federal Aviation Administration has imposed permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around the Washington, D.C., airport where an Army chopper collided with a commercial jet

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Friday that it is enforcing permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Washington,

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended permanent restrictions on helicopters flying near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport while certain runways are in use, following a deadly crash in January.

FAA makes sweeping changes at one of the nation’s busiest airports after the National Transportation Safety Board urged “immediate action.”

Helicopter traffic should be permanently banned near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport during certain periods to alleviate congestion and avoid a repeat of the deadly midair collision that occurred there in January,

Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.'s airport on the same route where a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair, killing 67 people, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.