On January 30, 2025, a delta air lines aircraft was taken to the Reagan National Airport to prepare for takeoff at Reagan National Airport after an American Airlines aircraft crashed at the airport at Arlington, Virginia.
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The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday made an immediate call to permanently ban helicopter flights in some areas around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, following a deadly collision between an airline and an army’s Black Hawk Helicopter in January.
NTSB President Jennifer Homendi said at a news conference, “The current separation between the airport and the current isolation between the aircraft coming on the runway,” DCA is an unbearable risk for aviation safety by increasing the possibility of a midar competition in DCA. ,
He said that the agency, which is in charge of accident investigation, recommends that the federal aviation administration “permanently” restrictions the helicopter operations on a certain route when two runways of the airport are in use.
NTSB also recommended an alternative route for helicopters when parts of the airspace are discontinued, so air traffic controllers are not overloaded as it has “the ability to increase the risk”.
January 29 midar collision American Airlines With the army’s black helicopter, the regional jet killed all 64 people on the aircraft and three crew members on the helicopter. The aircraft was away from landing at the airport.
After the accident, the FAA banned some helicopter traffic around the airport as a precaution. Commercial flights in the airspace and a host of military and VIP helicopter traffic in the area have been crowded.
After the NTSB press conference on Tuesday, Transport Secretary Sean Dafi said that the agency is accepting the security board recommendations.
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