US EditionDuffy slams Defense Department over recent DCA incident: ‘No more helicopter rides for VIPs’
- On Thursday afternoon, two commercial airliners aborted their landings as an Army Black Hawk helicopter operated within close proximity to Washington National Airport.
- This event followed a deadly January midair collision in the same airspace that killed 67 people and led to permanent helicopter restrictions.
- The helicopter strayed from its authorized flight route, leading air traffic control to instruct a Delta Air Lines jet and a Republic Airways plane on final approach to perform go-arounds to maintain safe separation.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy condemned the incident as "unacceptable" and stated, "Safety must ALWAYS come first," while investigations continue by the FAA and NTSB.
- The incident highlights ongoing risks in military-civilian airspace coordination around Reagan National and may intensify efforts to enforce helicopter restrictions and improve communication protocols.
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Transportation Secretary Accuses DOD Of Breaching Airspace Safety Rules In New Reagan Airport Incident
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy flayed the Department of Defense Friday after an Army helicopter forced two passenger airplanes to abort landing Thursday
‘Apparently, not all of the lessons have been learned’: FAA investigates 2 landings aborted Thursday at Reagan National Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration has begun an investigation after two Delta Air Lines flights had to abort their landings Thursday afternoon at Reagan National Airport. A military helicopter was closer than air traffic controllers liked and waved the two passenger planes off their landings. The incidents come more than three-months after an American Airlines flight inbound to Reagan National Airport was struck as it flew over the Potomac Rive…
Duffy Rebukes Pentagon After Army Helicopter Flies Too Close to Passenger Jets at DC Area Airport
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sharply rebuked the Pentagon on Friday after an Army Black Hawk helicopter flew dangerously close to two commercial airliners at Reagan National Airport (DCA), forcing both to abort landings in what federal authorities are investigating as a “loss of separation” event. “Unacceptable,” Duffy wrote on social media. “Our helicopter restrictions around DCA are crystal clear … I’ll be talking to the Department of D…
Duffy slams Defense Department over recent DCA incident: ‘No more helicopter rides for VIPs’
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy slammed the Defense Department on Friday after an Army helicopter forced two commercial passenger jets landing at Reagan National Airport to shift course. On Thursday, air traffic control instructed a Delta Airlines flight and Republic Airways plane to perform go-arounds due to a “Priority Air Transport helicopter inbound to the Pentagon…
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