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FAA Enhances Safety Measures After Deadly 2025 Collision

3/18/2026

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The Federal Aviation Administration will implement stricter safety measures for helicopters and planes in congested airspace.
These changes follow a January 2025 midair collision that killed 67 people.
The FAA will suspend visual separation and require air traffic controllers to use radar for separation.
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the changes aim to proactively mitigate risks to the traveling public.

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The Federal Aviation Administration will implement stricter safety measures for helicopters and planes in congested airspace.
These changes follow a January 2025 midair collision that killed 67 people.
The FAA will suspend visual separation and require air traffic controllers to use radar for separation.
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the changes aim to proactively mitigate risks to the traveling public.