The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is imposing permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around Washington's Reagan National Airport and eliminating helicopter and passenger jet mixed traffic.

The Federal Aviation Administration says helicopters will be permanently banned from flying near Washington, D.C.’s airport on the route where an airliner and an Army helicopter collided in midair.

The order comes after the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday urgently pushed the FAA to permanently ban all helicopter operations near the airport when certain runways are in use, citing safety concerns.