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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.

Newsweek on MSN · 6d

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 and cultural reform.

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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.

7 takeaways from NTSB hearings on deadly D.C. plane crash

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) · 13h

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 helicopter and passenger jet in Washington that killed 67. New information confirms the crew of the Army helicopter faced several problems,

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NTSB launches hearings on deadly Washington collision between a helicopter and passenger plane

Three days of investigative hearings on the deadly midair collision over Washington in January begin Wednesday.

The Washington Post on MSN · 17h

7 takeaways from NTSB hearings on the deadly D.C. plane crash

NTSB hearings and documents revealed failures by the Army and FAA in the Jan. 29 crash of an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk that killed 67.

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How a fragile aviation system led to disaster near Washington

Over three days of hearings before the independent National Transportation Safety Board, witnesses described an aviation system that seemed bound to eventually fail and a scleroti ...

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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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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 ...

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

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

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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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Family files $200M claim against US Army, FAA over deadly midair collision that killed longtime Arizonan

PHOENIX — The family of a longtime Arizonan killed in a midair collision over Washington, D.C., is seeking $200 million from ...

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