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Some air traffic controllers wanted to close a helicopter route near Washington’s airport. It was abandoned as ‘too political.’

An ad hoc working group that involved air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport recommended shuttering the helicopter route used the night of a deadly midair collision earlier this year,

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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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NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t

The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of the investigation into January’s deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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Night vision goggles may have hindered helicopter pilots before jet collision, experts say

The goggles were among the topics discussed at the NTSB’s third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash near Washington, D.C., which killed 67 people.

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 ...

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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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Lawmakers Call FCC ‘Flawed’ After Deadly Washington DC Flight Accident Investigation

The NTSB found that a Black Hawk helicopter was at the wrong altitude in a fatal midair collision over Washington, D.C., due ...

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