The US Federal Aviation Administration detailed a series of restrictions on helicopter traffic near Ronald Reagan Washington ...

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. But ...

The FAA banned helicopter routes near DCA after a deadly midair collision. James Fishback, an investment manager who briefly ...

The order comes after the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday urgently pushed the FAA to permanently ban all ...

The NTSB urgently recommends that the FAA permanently prohibit helicopter operations near Reagan National Airport, DCA.

The FAA has removed helicopter routes 4 and 6 from the area around DCA and revised Route 7 to extend west of the airport. These changes are aimed at preventing future mid-air conflicts between ...

The preliminary findings from the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into the tragedy were released. What ...

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The US Federal Aviation Administration detailed a series of restrictions on helicopter traffic near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following a deadly midair collision in January.

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 ...

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.