FAA tightens safety rules for helicopters and planes around major airports

Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration are tightening safety rules in congested airspace around major airports, suspending the use of visual separation and helicopters. The move comes after an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided near Washington, D.C. last year, killing 67 people.

Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration are tightening safety rules in congested airspace around major airports, suspending the use of visual separation between planes and helicopters.

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