FAA permanently restricting helicopter flights near D.C. airport

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The Federal Aviation Administration says helicopters will be permanently banned from flying near Washington, D.C.’s airport on the route where an airliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair.

The move comes just days after federal investigators recommended a ban on some helicopter flights after pointing out a string of earlier near misses.

The closure of the helicopter route near Ronald Reagan National Airport makes restrictions put in place after the January collision that killed 67 permanent.

The FAA also says it's studying cities where there are a high number of different types of aircraft sharing the same space.

 

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