DCA to add 1.68 million gallon jet fuel storage to meet passenger demand
Reagan National Airport is planning to increase storage capabilities for on-site jet fuel by some 50% as passenger totals for ...
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NTSB Urges FAA To Issue Helo Traffic Ban At Washington Airport
The NTSB is urging the FAA to take steps to ensure helicopter traffic is never permitted to cross arrival and departure paths ...
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FAA 'permanently restricting' Washington helicopter traffic after fatal midair collision near DC airport
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday said it is "taking a series of steps" to improve safety near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) after a deadly Jan. 29 midair ...
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FAA removes helicopter routes around DCA
The FAA has removed helicopter routes 4 and 6 from the area around DCA and revised Route 7 to extend west of the airport. These changes are aimed at preventing future mid-air conflicts between ...
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FAA Bars ‘Nonessential’ Helicopters at Reagan Airport, Deploys AI for More Analysis
FAA makes sweeping changes at one of the nation’s busiest airports after the National Transportation Safety Board urged ...
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'There's a serious safety issue', investigators say following DCA mid-air collision
The January mid-air collision with the Army helicopter happened as the American Airlines jet was about to land at Ronald ...
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Helicopter routes permanently restricted around D.C. airport after deadly mid-air crash
The FAA has removed helicopter routes 4 and 6 from the area around DCA and revised Route 7 to extend west of the airport. These changes are aimed at preventing future mid-air conflicts between ...
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FAA Statement on NTSB Recommendations for DCA
The FAA is taking a series of steps to improve safety around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) that follows the NTSB’s recommendations.
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Pilots abort landings at DCA due to false warnings
ARLINGTON, Va. — It has been just over a month since the tragic air disaster at Reagan National Airport (DCA), and now the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating yet another ...
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FAA investigates possible collision avoidance instrument issues near DCA
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after multiple pilots preparing to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport received faulty warnings about possible obstacles in their ...
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What’s a go-around? How the routine maneuver helped a pilot avoid getting too close to another aircraft at Reagan National
At the 30 US airports with the most flights – a group that includes Reagan National – go-arounds accounted for about 0.39% of arrivals in fiscal year 2023, according to the Federal Aviation ...