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Helicopter route charts have been revised for the area around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) where a passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided in January, killing all 67 passengers and crew and destroying both aircraft.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in early October that it had made permanent several temporary changes implemented after the crash to limit the use of helicopter routes and zones to priority aircraft, including medical and law enforcement aircraft, unless others are specifically authorized by air traffic control…
