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Non-essential helicopters banned from around Reagan airport after crash

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The US Federal Aviation Administration has permanently restricted non-essential helicopter operations around Reagan National Airport .

The change is an attempt to improve safety around the airport in Washington DC .

In January , a US Army Black Hawk helicopter with a crew of three collided with an American Airlines jet carrying 64 people.

All 67 aboard the jet were killed in the mid-air collision.

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English

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