A controller narrowly avoids the collision of two planes at Washington National Airport
In recent weeks, four major air disasters have occurred in North America. An American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport interrupted its landing and made a turn on instructions from an air traffic controller to avoid getting too close to another aircraft taking off from the same runway,
American Airlines flight from Boston discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Reagan airport in Washington
An American Airlines plane performed a go-around to avoid getting too close to another aircraft departing from the same runway, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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.
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.
Flight from Boston aborts landing at D.C. airport to avoid plane
An American Airlines flight from Boston aborted its landing in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to avoid another plane.
Two planes, in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, abort landings to avoid collisions
The near misses came after several aviation accidents, including the disastrous crash between an Army helicopter and a jet last month that killed 67.
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