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FAA planning more helicopter route changes after fatal collision

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is planning additional helicopter route changes near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after the January 29 mid-air collision of an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people.

Fox News on MSN · 1d

Air traffic controller should have warned plane of Army helicopter's path ahead of fatal DC crash: FAA

Air traffic controller failed to notify commercial plane crew about approaching Army helicopter before Washington D.C. collision that killed 67 people, FAA official says.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

A Single Air Controller Oversaw Helicopters, Planes During Fatal DC Crash

An air traffic controller should have warned an American Airlines Group Inc. jet that there was a US Army Black Hawk in the vicinity before the two craft collided midair near Washington in January, a Federal Aviation Administration official said.

FA, NTSB and midair collision

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry

Military helicopter traffic over Washington was a longtime worry among aviators operating around the airport where an Army helicopter and commercial airliner collided this year, killing 67 people, federal investigators heard during testimony on Thursday.

Los Angeles Times · 1d

Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears

The board focused on air traffic control and heard it was common for pilots to ask to use visual separation — relying on eyesight — just as the Army Black Hawk’s pilot agreed to do the night of the crash.

Yahoo · 14h

Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on tech that could have prevented crash

The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational systems to manage risk. It is the third and final day of investigative hearings probing January’s midair collision between a US Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet,

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How a fragile aviation system led to disaster near Washington

A federal fact-finding probe into a deadly midair crash near Washington earlier this year that concluded on Friday shows a disaster decades in the making.

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Washington Air Crash: How altitude glitch, night goggles & missed warnings led to tragedy

A deadly collision occurred near Reagan National Airport. A US Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet crashed. All 67 ...

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FAA to modernize 40-year-old system after fatal Washington DC crash

New FAA administrator Bryan Bedford called the U.S. air traffic control system "unacceptable" and vowed major tech upgrades ...

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She 'was a real person': Mom of crash victim speaks out as FAA faces scrutiny

As hearings unfold into the fatal January plane-helicopter collision near D.C., investigators say the FAA ignored clear ...

NTSB chair blasts FAA over deadly DC crash: 'Are you kidding me? 67 people are dead'

At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.

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What NTSB hearings revealed about the Washington mid-air collision that killed 67

The National Transportation Safety Board wrapped up a three-day investigative hearing into the mid-air collision between a ...

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FAA failed to act before helicopter crash, US transport chief says

The Federal Aviation Administration failed to act despite dozens of near-miss incidents before a fatal January crash between ...

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FAA staffing issues brought up during inquiry, testimony

Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal ...

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