FAA Is Indefinitely Closing Helicopter Routes Near D.C. Airport After American Airlines Crash: Reports
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JULY 31: A Marine One chopper cruises the Potomac as a plane is on final to Reagan National Airport.Photo:Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty In the aftermath of themidair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopteron Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Federal Aviation Administration is indefinitely restricting helicopter flights in the vicinity of Washington, D....