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),

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

According to a report from Reuters, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it is imposing permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around Washington’s Reagan National Airport and eliminating helicopter and passenger jet mixed traffic.

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

The closure comes after crash investigators said there was a history of safety risks near the busy airport that had gone unaddressed.

The FAA has imposed permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around Washington's Reagan National Airport. This decision comes after the NTSB's safety recommendations following a fatal mid-air collision.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday said the agency will make permanent restrictions to prevent helicopters from flying near Washington Reagan National Airport when two lesser-used runways are operational,

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.

The FAA is enforcing permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around Washington Reagan National Airport. This decision follows urgent safety recommendations by the NTSB after a deadly mid-air collision.