Boston flight forced to go-around at Reagan Airport due to Black Hawk Helicopter

Another crash under Trump would be fun

I think you may be right Op. But DC needs 3 airports they just need to find a new location for Reagan.

R1 Bro there are people on that plane with homes, dreams, and aspirations. It’s not funny.

The House and Senate will close every airport in America before they shutter DCA.

Duffy blasts DOD.

[quote]Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blasted the Defense Department following an incident this week where an Army helicopter in D.C. airspace forced two commercial passenger jets landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to shift course. “Unacceptable. Our helicopter restrictions around DCA are crystal clear. In addition to investigations from @NTSB and @FAANews, I’ll be talking to the @DeptofDefense to ask why the hell our rules were disregarded,” Duffy wrote in a post on X on Friday. “No more helicopter rides for VIPs or unnecessary training in a congested DCA airspace full of civilians. Take a taxi or Uber - besides most VIPs have black car service.”

[quote] I think it's time to close Reagan National Airport.

Or at least rename it, back to Washington National Airport.

Oh damn, at R5.

Somebody is going to be in BIG trouble!!

It sounds like the VIPs are totally disregarding the "no fly zone" order.

[quote] Duffy slams Defense Department over recent National Airport 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 Washington National Airport to shift course.

“Unacceptable. Our helicopter restrictions around DCA are crystal clear. In addition to investigations from @NTSB and @FAANews, I’ll be talking to the @DeptofDefense to ask why the hell our rules were disregarded,” Duffy wrote in a post on the social platform X.

Helicopter operations near the airport were restricted in March after a deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane killed 67 people in January.

“Safety must ALWAYS come first. We just lost 67 souls! No more helicopter rides for VIPs or unnecessary training in a congested DCA airspace full of civilians. Take a taxi or Uber – besides most VIPs have black car service,” Duffy added in the post.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle expressed similar concerns to Duffy on social media.

“I believe it’s time for the FAA to act swiftly and assert control over the national airspace so the Army stops running air taxis for military officials near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote in a post on X.

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) called the incident “outrageous,” as reported by Reuters.

“The Army and FAA need to reevaluate their operations and return to Capitol Hill to explain what needs to be done to make certain the DCA airspace is safe,” Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) added on social media. “We already had a tragedy that should not have happened.”

Thank you, R8, for repeating the info just three posts above yours. Some people have ADD, so they need to be reminded.