U.S. Safety Regulators Push for Restrictions on Helicopters Near DCA Following Crash
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The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said not restricting helicopter traffic around Reagan National was “stronger than an oversight.”
The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on a fatal collision near Reagan National Airport.
The agency is pressing the Federal Aviation Administration to permanently prohibit helicopter operations near Reagan National, with chair Jennifer Homendy calling it “an intolerable risk to aviation safety by increasing the chance of a midair collisio
