Safety concerns prompt the airspace restriction following the January collision that killed 67 people. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a permanent ban on helicopter flights along a…
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NTSB Recommends Permanent Limits on Helicopters at Reagan National Airport
Chair Homendy calls the close proximity an “intolerable risk to aviation safety.” This week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) “urgently recommended” that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
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NTSB Concludes On-Scene Investigation of Aircraft Collision Near Reagan National
Chair Homendy stated the crew of the black hawk helicopter may not have had accurate altitude data and may have missed air traffic control messages. National Transportation Safety…
Read MoreU.S. Army Plans to Reduce Black Hawk Helicopter Fleet
The move is in anticipation of the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft to come. The U.S. Army intends to trim its Black Hawk fleet of active-duty helicopters by 157.…
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Two Helicopters Crash at National Guard Training
Snow clouding view of ground currently cited reason. The Utah National Guard announced that a crash had occurred during their winter mountain training. “We can confirm that two…
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