American Airlines flight forced to abort landing at Reagan National Airport to avoid another plane
An American Airlines flight arriving at Ronald Reagan National Airport was forced to abort its landing to avoid another aircraft Tuesday, officials said, less than a month after a midair collision killed 67 people near the same airport and roughly 90 minutes before a close call between a passenger plane and a private jet in Chicago.
Plane canceled landing at Reagan Washington National to avoid departing flight
An American Airlines pilot canceled a landing at Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday to avoid colliding with a departing flight, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
American Airlines flight discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington National
(AP) — An American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan ... For context, the FAA handles about 45,000 flights a day. The National Transportation Safety Board published two reports Wednesday about close calls that happened last year when planes ...
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American Airlines Flight Suddenly Delays Landing as Another Plane Takes Off From Same Runway
An American Airlines flight suddenly delayed its landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Feb. 25 as it arrived to see another plane taking off on the same runway.
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American Airlines Plane Crash: Maxim Naumov, Who Lost Both Parents, Breaks Down in Emotional Tribute
Maxim Naumov, a figure skater who lost his parents Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov in the American Airlines plane crash, dedicated a moving performance to them during the Legacy on Ice event.
US airlines want less helicopter traffic near Washington airport
A group representing U.S. airlines plans to urge federal aviation officials to permanently reduce helicopter traffic around Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., following a January collision by an Army Black Hawk into an American Airlines regional jet that killed 67 people.
American Airlines aborts D.C. landing in another flight safety incident
An American Airlines plane aborted its landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to avoid another aircraft departing on the same runway, the
American Airlines jet aborts landing at DCA to avoid runway collision
An American Airlines jet aborted a landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., to avoid a collision with another plane on Tuesday morning, aviation officials said.
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American Airlines jet pulls out of DC landing to avoid collision
An American Airlines jet aborted a landing ... The agency, as well as the National Transportation Safety Board, said they are investigating the incident. A Southwest spokesperson told Fox News ...
What’s a go-around? How the routine maneuver helped a pilot avoid getting too close to another aircraft at Reagan National
While go-arounds can feel jarring to passengers, they are routine, happening more than three times per day on average last year across the United States, a CNN analyst said.
Recent aviation disasters and close calls stoke fears about the safety of flying
The statistics show flying remains the safest form of transportation compared with driving or even riding on a train.