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Delta Air Lines Flight 2983 was cleared for takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday around 3:15 p.m., the same time four U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon aircraft were inbound, the Fed...
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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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A Delta Air Lines plane and a US Air Force jet had a near miss close to Washington's Reagan Airport
Two aircraft were involved in a near miss near Washington's Ronald Reagan Airport last week.A Delta Air Lines plane and an Air Force jet came close to each other, an FAA incident report said.The near miss came two months after a collision close to the airport killed 67 people.
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.
Near-miss at Reagan Airport involved jet that departed from Langley Air Force Base
CNN reports a military jet involved in a near-miss with a Delta plane in Washington, D.C. took off and landed at Langley AFB
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.
Delta flight with 131 passengers diverts to avoid military jet at Reagan National airport
Air traffic controllers “issued corrective instructions to both aircraft,” according to the FAA. The incident comes just two months after a midair collision above the same airport killed 67 people.
Delta plane and Air Force jet ordered to maneuver to avoid collision near DCA airport
A Delta passenger plane and an Air Force jet flew narrowly close to one another outside Washington, D.C., on Friday, prompting a collision warning and "corrective instructions" from air traffic controllers.
Passenger Flight And Air Force Jet Diverted From Potential Crash At DC Airport
The jets were heading for a flyover of Arlington National Cemetery when the Delta aircraft received an onboard alert of a nearby aircraft.
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.
Passenger, Air Force jets stopped from possible collision at D.C. airport
The Air Force jets were heading for a flyover of Arlington National Cemetery when the Delta plane received an onboard alert.
Police confiscate child’s kite after collision with United Airlines plane as it lands at Washington DC airport
Police confiscate child’s kite after collision with United Airlines plane as it lands at Washington DC airport - Federal regulations prohibit kite-flying near an airport
Kite reportedly makes contact with United flight attempting to land at Reagan National Airport
Officials confirm that a kite reportedly struck a United Airlines flight from Houston to Washington D.C. while it was attempting to land on Saturday afternoon.
Employee On Administrative Leave After Bloody Fight In ATC Tower At Reagan National Airport
It was recently reported that two air traffic controllers at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., got involved in a physical fight in the control tower. And it has now emerged that the Federal Aviation Administration has put a controller on administrative leave as it investigates the incident.
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Investigation continues after close call at Reagan National Airport
Federal aviation officials are investigating a near-miss incident involving a commercial jet and military aircraft near Reagan National Airport on Friday afternoon.
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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United flight from Houston appeared to hit a kite while landing at D.C. airport
A United flight from Houston appeared to have struck a kite while landing at Washington Reagan National Airport on Saturday.
Kite makes contact with United flight approaching airport, witnesses say
Dylan Oakes said he was at Gravelly Point in Arlington on Saturday afternoon when he saw a kite making contact with a United flight.
Kite confiscated after apparently hitting United plane in Washington area
The United flight landed with no issues, the airline said. Police said they briefly confiscated a kite from Gravelly Point, where flying kites is prohibited because of low-flying aircraft.
Delta flight heading to MSP involved in close call near Reagan Airport
A Delta flight leaving Washington avoided disaster when an Air Force jet sped past at close range, triggering a cockpit collision alert.
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