The Federal Aviation Administration is reducing flights into Reagan National Airport from 28 to 26 arrivals an hour, according to two individuals with knowledge of the decision who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

The FAA plans to reduce flight arrivals at Washington Reagan National Airport after a deadly collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet.

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An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.

Some experts, politicians and airport managers have been warning of the risks posed by the crowded airspace at Reagan Washington National Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to announce it is reducing arrivals at Washington Reagan National Airport to address safety concerns, after a deadly collision between a helicopter and American Airlines regional jet killed 67 people,