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FAA Suspends Helicopter ATC Visual Separations

Bill Carey March 18, 2026
An Agusta AW139 taxis at Westchester County Airport in New York.

An Agusta AW139 taxis at Westchester County Airport in New York. 

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Air traffic controllers will apply radar to separate helicopters and fixed-wing traffic near busy airports, the FAA said on March 18. The agency issued a general notice that suspends controllers’ use of visual separations to guide helicopters transiting the arrival or departure paths of airplanes in...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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