The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after two planes almost collided at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday morning.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after two planes almost collided at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday morning. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after two planes almost collided at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday morning, according to ABC News.
According to the FAA, an air traffic controller canceled the takeoff clearance for an American Airlines flight as a smaller King Air plane was cleared to land on an intersecting runway.revealed that the King Air plane was already on the ground as the takeoff clearance for American Airlines was canceled.on April 18 when a JetBlue plane and a Southwest Airlines plane almost collided as they crossed over the same runway.
After 7News reported on this incident, Senator Tim Kaine pointed to a recent bill passed by Congress that would, saying, "...this incident underscores again that DCA is at capacity. This shows why Senate action to jam even more flights into DCA was so dangerous." The $105 million bill, which was approved on May 15, would increase the number of air traffic controllers, add more safety inspectors and require airlines to pay refunds to travelers whose flights are canceled or significantly delayed.
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