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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported a near-miss between two aircraft at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Friday.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident in which four U.S. Air Force jets came close to a Delta Air Lines plane that was taking off from Ronald Reagan National Airport in Was...
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Air traffic controllers “issued corrective instructions to both aircraft,” according to the FAA, which intends to investigate.
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FAA reports near-miss at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport involving Delta plane, Air Force Talon
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported a near-miss between two aircraft at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Friday. According to an FAA statement, a Delta flight was cleared for takeoff from DCA around 3:15 p.
Close call between Delta flight and Air Force jet near Reagan National under investigation
A Delta Air Lines flight departing Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., experienced a close call with an Air Force jet just after takeoff Friday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Both flights ultimately continued to their destinations without incident.
FAA investigating close call between Delta flight, Air Force jet near site of deadly midair crash
There was a close call between a Delta plane and an Air Force jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday.
F.A.A. Investigates After Air Force Jets Near Delta Plane Activate Safety Alert
Four jets came close enough to the Delta flight, which was taking off from Washington’s Reagan National Airport, to set off a collision-avoidance alert.
MSP-bound flight, military jet told to divert to avoid collision at Reagan airport
A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nation’s capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision.
Delta plane, Air Force jet nearly crash at DCA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a Delta Air Lines plane nearly crashed midair with a T-38 Air Force jet Friday.
Passenger Flight and Air Force Jet Diverted From Potential Collision at DC Airport
A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nation’s capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision
Collision warning sounds in cockpit of Delta plane due to close call with Air Force jet near Reagan National Airport
A close call between a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and a US Air Force T-38 jet, often used by the military for training, sounded alarms in the cockpit of the passenger plane Friday.
Delta plane, military jet have close call near Reagan National
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between a Delta Air Lines plane and a U.S. Air Force jet Friday near Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C. The incident comes almost exactly two months after the mid-air collision near the same airport that killed 67 people.
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FAA Announces ADS-B Out Requirement for Reagan Airport
NTSB is investigating a “potential for equipment malfunction” with ADS-B Out transponders, agency Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday.
FAA Chief Says ‘We Have to Do Better’ After Deadly D.C. Air Collision
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said he learned that the Secret Service and U.S. Navy triggered a rash of collision alarms in planes around Reagan Airport on March 1 while testing anti-drone technology that used a similar frequency to the one used by planes' warning systems. Cruz said that happened despite a warning from the FAA against doing it.
FAA administrator: 'Clearly, something was missed' that led to DC plane crash
Testifying for the first time in front of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation, acting Federal Aviation Administrator Chris Rocheleau admitted that "something was missed."
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Delta plane and in another near miss in Washington, DC
A Delta jet taking off from Ronald Reagan National Airport on Friday had a close call just two months after the fatal crash of a passenger jet and a military helicopter. The commercial airliner had a TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System) warning upon takeoff on Friday,
Kite Confiscated After Coming in Contact With a Jet Near Washington
United Airlines said a plane landed safely at Reagan National Airport after a witness said he saw a kite reach the plane between its fuselage and engine.
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Kite confiscated after colliding with United plane near Reagan National Airport
The kite reportedly hit a United flight near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Saturday afternoon — the latest incident in a series of aviation crises over the past few months
Congress questions the FAA, US Army and NTSB over deadly midair collision in DC
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board says if investigators were able to quickly find alarming data about the number of close calls in the years before the fatal midair collision over the nation’s capital in January,
US senators blast FAA for failing to act earlier on helicopters near airplanes
U.S. senators on Thursday criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to act for years to address helicopters in "dangerous proximity" to commercial airplanes near Reagan Washington National Airport.
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