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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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NTSB criticizes FAA during hearing about crash killing 67

The NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for not being able to prevent the American Airlines Flight 5342 and the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter from colliding on Jan. 29. “Why did it take 67 lives to be lost and families who are just destroyed forever to understand what was occurring,” Homendy said.

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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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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 defends controller staffing levels on the night of the deadly crash near Washington

But Jack Jarvis, a contractor who evaluated the tower's staffing level, said it wasn't healthy — and when he reported his findings, he was silenced.

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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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FAA Data Did Not Flag Midair Collision Risks Before DCA Accident

WASHINGTON—A key FAA risk assessment tool did not find a single near-midair collision in Washington, D.C., airspace among ...

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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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FAA failed to act before helicopter crash, transport chief says

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday the Federal Aviation Administration failed to act despite dozens of ...

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