The FAA has announced a new directive aimed at improving the safety between airplane and helicopters more than one year after the fatal midair collision in Washington, D.C. in January 2025 Air traffic ...
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will strengthen safety procedures for helicopters and eliminate the use of visual separation between helicopters and airplanes in certain airspace ...
The new measure directs air traffic controllers to rely on radar instead of "visual separation" to keep aircraft at a safe distance apart Kayla Bartkowski/Getty The FAA has announced a new directive ...