A federal investigation is focusing on an air traffic control communications breakdown that led to a formation of military jets coming within seconds of colliding with a Delta Air Lines flight near Reagan National Airport, multiple sources told CNN.
Exclusive: The FAA is probing a breakdown in air traffic control protocols that nearly led to a collision between a Delta flight and military jets in Washington, DC. cnn.it/4jujZTL
-- CNN (@cnn.com) April 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Speaking of Reagan national Airport ...
Plane with at least 6 House members clipped by aircraft on taxiway at Reagan National Airport near D.C.
www.nbcnews.com
... A plane carrying at least a half-dozen U.S. House of Representatives members was clipped by another aircraft on the ground at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., on Thursday, officials said.
U.S. Reps. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., Grace Meng, D-N.Y., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., all confirmed on social media they were aboard the American Airlines plane that was clipped at about 12:45 p.m.
Two of those lawmakers also confirmed that U.S. Reps Adriano Espaillat and Ritchie Torres, both Democrats from New York, were also aboard that craft.
Meeks said a total of seven "members of Congress were on board along with dozens of other concerned passengers."
Both planes were connected to American Airlines, the FAA and airline both said. ...
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