US EditionFAA is making the rules imposed after an airliner collided with an Army helicopter permanent
The FAA's permanent rules separate helicopters and airplanes near Reagan National Airport to prevent collisions and require military aircraft to broadcast locations after 67 deaths.
- The Federal Aviation Administration has made permanent the temporary safety rules after an airliner and Army helicopter collision.
- The rules prohibit helicopters and airplanes from sharing airspace near Reagan National Airport and require military aircraft to broadcast their locations.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated that this decision reaffirms the commitment to secure airspace over the nation’s capital.
- Air traffic controllers are required not to rely on visual separation.
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The Billings Gazette
New aviation rules to be permanent
The temporary rules imposed after last year's collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter to improve the safety of the crowded airspace around Washington, D.C., will be made permanent, the government said.
ABC FOX Montana
Helicopter flights banned near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
WASHINTON, D.C. — Helicopter flights near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport have been permanently banned starting today. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the decision nearly a year after a tragic mid-air collision near the airport and Washington, D.C.
FAA says helicopter restrictions imposed after D.C. crash will stay
WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration said it would place permanent restrictions on helicopter traffic around Ronald Reagan National Airport beginning Friday, solidifying limitations that the agency implemented after a midair collision killed 67 people there nearly a year ago.
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’Never again’: FAA finalizes rules after fatal D.C. air collision
The temporary rules imposed after last year's collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter to improve the safety of the crowded airspace around Washington D.C. are being made permanent, the government announced Thursday.The Federal Aviation Administration took steps to make sure that helicopters and airplanes would no longer share the same airspace around Reagan National Airport shortly after the investigation into the Jan. 29 crash began. Th…
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