Close calls at D.C. airport raise questions about why changes weren’t made before crash
When Congress pushed ahead last year with adding 10 new daily flights to Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport, the ...
In Years Before Deadly D.C. Plane Crash, There Were Over 15K Close Encounters at Airport: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board has released their preliminary report into the deadly midair collision between an ...
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 ...
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Reagan National Midair Collision Probe Spotlights FAA Risk Analysis
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.
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FAA Bars ‘Nonessential’ Helicopters at Reagan Airport, Deploys AI for More Analysis
FAA makes sweeping changes at one of the nation’s busiest airports after the National Transportation Safety Board urged ...
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NTSB urges limits on helicopters near Reagan National airport after fatal crash
A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. Federal ...
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FAA Bans ‘Nonessential’ Helo Flights At Reagan National Airport
The FAA is permanently restricting nonessential helicopter flights near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and says it will analyze other major airports with high volumes of mixed ...