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FAA, DOD data silos were partly to blame for last year’s DCA crash

Friends and family of the victims where photographs around their neck during the National Transportation Safety Board's Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Midair Collision Investigative ...

FAA Orders Stricter Air Traffic Control Over Routes Where Planes And Helicopters Intersect

The FAA had already restricted the use of visual separation at the Reagan National Airport after the Potomac crash.
AOL

NTSB chair says FAA and Pentagon communication issues ‘astounding’ but ‘not surprising’

Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), expressed concern Thursday at the lack of communication between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and ...

FAA tightens safety rules for helicopters and planes around major airports

Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration are tightening safety rules in congested airspace around major airports, ...
NBC Los Angeles

NTSB chair warns of mid-air collision concerns at Hollywood Burbank Airport

The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board expressed concerns Tuesday over the possibility of a mid-air collision at Southern California's Hollywood Burbank Airport. The comments from ...
AOL

‘100% preventable.’ NTSB faults FAA for midair crash of jet and Army helicopter

The pilots of an American Airlines commuter jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter were put on a collision course over the Potomac River by the Federal Aviation Administration, which designed and ...

FAA mandates radar separation for helicopters and planes after deadly D.C. midair collision

Air traffic controllers will now use radar to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe distance from arriving and departing ...
Airways

FAA Ends Visual Separation for Airplane-Helicopter Conflicts Near Busy Airports

Visual separation for helicopter-airplane conflicts near major airports is no longer allowed; radar separation is required instead ...