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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 another close call between a passenger plane and a private jet in Chicago.

The Hill · 1h

Plane canceled landing at Reagan National to avoid departing flight

An American Airlines pilot canceled a landing at Reagan National Airport on Tuesday to avoid colliding with a departing flight, according to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The incident

FOX News on MSN · 2h

American Airlines jet pulls out of DC landing to avoid collision

An American Airlines jet avoided a collision with another plane while preparing to land at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning.

Lack of air traffic control tower questioned

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

A midair collision in Arizona prompts questions about air traffic control towers

Do more U.S. airports need control towers? That's one of the questions that has arisen following a midair collision at an airport in southern Arizona last week.

ABC · 1d

Air traffic control towers: Key facts after Arizona crash

Tens of thousands of planes take off, land and perform touch-and-goes at the Marana Regional Airport in southern Arizona every year. Without an air traffic control tower, it's a calculated dance that requires communication by pilots.

Arizona Daily Star · 22h

Lack of air traffic control tower questioned after deadly Marana crash

Not having a tower at the Marana Regional Airport north of Tucson doesn’t mean it’s any less safe, experts say.

Washington Examiner24d

NTSB reveals American Airlines pilot may have tried last-minute maneuver to avoid crash

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Saturday that the pilot of the American Airlines plane that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter earlier this week may have witnessed the ...

USA Today26d

American Airlines CEO says 'top priority' is taking care of families of those onboard

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom sent a letter to employees ... The airline is coordinating closely with PSA Airlines on the investigation led by the National Transportation Safety ...

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The American Airlines crash occurred in some of the country's most congested and highly controlled airspace

American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in some of the country's most ...

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American Airlines Wreckage Lifted Out of Potomac as Efforts Continue to Recover Bodies of D.C. Plane Crash Victims

Wreckage from the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter have now been lifted from the Potomac River.

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Reagan National Airport crash: Military Black Hawk helicopter collides midair with American Airlines jet

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

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