FAA Investigates Second Near-Collision at Reagan Washington National Airport

Published on May 30, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near miss at Reagan Washington National Airport after two commercial jets almost collided on a runway on May 29, the second incident of its kind at the airport in just two months. A King Air flight was cleared to land as American Airlines flight 2134 was taking off from the same runway at around 10:20 a.m. Air traffic control immediately called off the American Airlines flight, preventing a collision between the jets. “An air traffic controller canceled the takeoff clearance for American Airlines Flight 2134 because another aircraft was cleared to land on an intersecting runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,” an FAA spokesperson told The Epoch Times on May 30....

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