FAA Looking at Instituting Permanent Helicopter Ban Near Reagan Airport
Agency may bar helos from the airspace following a fatal midair crash and repeated safety warnings from pilots and controllers.
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NTSB: Black Hawk Involved in D.C. Midair May Have Been Flying Too High
Control tower data shows the U.S. Army helicopter was flying at an altitude around 300 feet despite restrictions limiting it to no higher than 200 feet.
FAA Limits Helicopter Traffic Around Reagan Washington National Airport
Two routes have been closed following Wednesday night’s midair crash in Washington, D.C.
ATC Communications Between Jet, Army Black Hawk Face Scrutiny in D.C. Midair
Accident raises questions about what role radio frequencies may have played in pilot awareness of other aircraft.
Trump Names Acting FAA Administrator in Wake of Fatal Collision
Chris Rocheleau, National Business Aviation Association executive and FAA veteran, steps into a leadership role following the deadliest U.S. airline accident in years.
‘No Survivors’: American Eagle Flight, Army Black Hawk Collide Over Potomac River
Bombardier CRJ-700 was on approach at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Army Looks to Test Optionally Piloted Black Hawks
Skyryse, developer of the SkyOS operating system for flight, will work with the military to equip the utility helicopters with automated systems.
Autonomous Black Hawk Demonstration Fights Fire With Precision
Sikorsky and Rain collaboration illustrates how uncrewed aircraft can play a role in searching for and attacking wildfires before they spread out of control, companies say.
‘Optionally Piloted’ Black Hawk Takes a Step Forward
The $6 million in government funding will go toward installing a flight autonomy system in an experimental U.S. Army UH-60M helicopter.
Air Force’s HH-60W Jolly Green II Takes First Pacific Flight
The search and rescue helicopter airframe modernization marks the service’s conversion from the HH-60G Pave Hawk.
