FAA Wants Permanent Helicopter Restrictions at Reagan Airport
Officials want to permanently keep helicopters away from commercial jets taking off and landing at a busy Washington, D.C., airport after the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in more than two decades.
FAA reopens two runways at Reagan National Airport weeks after DC plane crash
The FAA has reopened two runways at Reagan Airport following the Jan. 29 plane crash between an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter.
28 agencies were authorized to fly helicopters near Reagan Airport before deadly crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National ...
Why New DC Flights Were Approved Despite Congested Airspace Concerns
The January 29 disaster, which took the lives of 67 people across both the aircraft and the helicopter, further raised ...
Pilots, air traffic controllers flagged safety concerns at Reagan National Airport for decades
Some of the reports warned that the flight space was "an accident waiting to happen" with others describing scenarios eerily ...