‘Intolerable Risk’: NTSB Finds Long Pattern Of Close Calls With Helicopters At D.C.’s Reagan National Airport
Six weeks after 67 people perished in a D.C. midair collision, the NTSB’s preliminary report exposes a history of near misses ...
NTSB Calls For Closing Of Helicopter Route 4 Near Reagan Airport Over "Intolerable Risk"
The NTSB pointed out that the current flight paths of helicopters near Washington-National provide only 75 feet of separation ...
Fatal crash near DCA exposes alarming risks of helicopter routes in commercial airspace
The midair crash near DCA that killed 67 exposed critical gaps in air traffic management, as investigators uncover frequent ...
After plane collides with Black Hawk, NTSB urges helicopter ban near Washington airport
The agency says the approved helicopter route is too close to the approach to the runway where an American Eagle plane was ...
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DC plane crash: NTSB calls for immediate changes at Reagan airport
Chairman Jennifer Homendy said the NTSB is recommending that the Federal Aviation Administration permanently ban helicopter ...
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US FAA tightens airspace rules around Washington National
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has tightened the rules in the airspace surrounding Washington ...
Family of DC plane crash victim files claim against FAA, Army for $250 million
The family of a passenger who died in the midair collision near Washington, D.C. on Jan. 29 filed legal claims against the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Army.