2 Planes Clip Wings At D.C.'s Reagan National Airport
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Two American Airlines jets clipped wings on a taxiway, officials said.
From The New York Times
Two planes bumped wings on the ground at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Va. on April 10, 2025.
From Yahoo
The airline said the damage was limited to a winglet on each aircraft and there were no reported injuries to passengers.
From The Baltimore Sun
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When senators grilled the Federal Aviation Administration last week about how the agency could have let the high number of close calls between helicopters and commercial jetliners occur at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,
A plane carrying Rep. Josh Gottheimer and other Congress members was clipped by another plane on Thursday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The wingtip of American Airlines flight 5490 was hit by a another American Airlines commercial plane about 12:45 p.m. on a taxiway at the Arlington, Virginia airport, the FAA said.
In the wake of the deadly mid-air collision and a series of concerning close calls, the FAA has brought in a new management team to the air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport.
A federal investigation is focusing on an air traffic control communications breakdown that led to a formation of military jets coming within seconds of colliding with a Delta Air Lines flight near Reagan National Airport,
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