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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 included air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport previously sought changes to a helicopter route at the center of an investigation into what ...
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NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The NTSB conducts an investigative hearing on Thursday July 31, 2025 into the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Midair ...
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Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DC airport

This image provided by the U.S. Army shows a screenshot of data from the Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast, or ADS-B, of the flight path of Army Black Hawk "PAT23" on a May 1, 2025, flight ...
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A Southwest plane had to abort its landing after a near miss with a helicopter crossing its path

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

Washington, DC (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of the investigation into January’s deadly midair collision ...