The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday announced it would permanently restrict “non-essential” helicopter operations around Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA),

FAA makes sweeping changes at one of the nation’s busiest airports after the National Transportation Safety Board urged “immediate action.”

The NTSB’s preliminary report on the Jan. 29 crash that killed 67 people said current helicopter routes allowed around the airport are an ‘intolerable risk to aviation safety.’

Helicopter traffic should be permanently banned near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport during certain periods to alleviate congestion and avoid a repeat of the deadly midair collision that occurred there in January,

The National Transportation Safety Board is seeking more flight restrictions on helicopters around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The NTSB's "urgent" recommendations come more than a month after a Jan.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it is imposing permanently restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around Washington Reagan National Airport and eliminating helicopter and passenger jet mixed traffic.

The US Federal Aviation Administration detailed a series of restrictions on helicopter traffic near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following a deadly midair collision in January.