{"id":2256507,"date":"2024-05-31T08:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-opens-investigation-after-near-collision-at-reagan-national-airport\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T08:52:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:52:13","slug":"faa-opens-investigation-after-near-collision-at-reagan-national-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-opens-investigation-after-near-collision-at-reagan-national-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"FAA Probes Near-Collision at Reagan National Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffaa-opens-investigation-after-near-collision-at-reagan-national-airport%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2256507&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating\u2063 a near-collision between two airliners\u200c at Reagan National Airport, the second such incident in six weeks. American Airlines flight 2134 was cleared for takeoff, but\u200d a King Air flight was simultaneously authorized to land. The takeoff was swiftly\u200d canceled, narrowly preventing\u200d a collision. The Federal Aviation Administration is\u200c probing a near-collision between two airliners at Reagan National Airport, the second incident in six weeks. American Airlines flight 2134 was set\u2062 for takeoff while a King Air flight was cleared to land. The takeoff was\u200b halted just \u200cin time to prevent \u2064a collision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/faa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Federal Aviation Administration<\/a> is opening an investigation after two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-us-aviation-going-off-a-cliff-unless-more-pilots-step-up-get-better-training-capitol-hill-hearing-told\/\" title=\"IN-DEPTH: US Aviation \u2018Going Off a Cliff\u2019 Unless More Pilots Step Up, Get Better Training, Capitol Hill Hearing Told\">passenger airliners<\/a> nearly collided on a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2971683\/two-planes-nearly-collide-at-dcs-reagan-national-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>second<\/a> such incident in six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, at about 10:20 a.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/american-airlines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>American Airlines<\/a> flight 2134 received clearance for takeoff while a King Air flight was simultaneously cleared to land on a crossing runway.<\/p>\n<p>The American Airlines flight takeoff was quickly canceled, narrowly avoiding a collision between the two planes.<\/p>\n<p>However, the aircraft had already accelerated to nearly 100 miles per hour on the runway before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-flight-aborts-takeoff-after-engine-catches-on-fire\/\" title=\"United flight halts takeoff due to engine fire\">aborted takeoff<\/a>, prompting maintenance inspection. The flight to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/boston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Boston<\/a> experienced a delay of several hours before finally departing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety of our customers and team members is our top priority, and we\u2019re grateful to our crew for their professionalism. We will support the FAA in its investigation,\u201d American Airlines said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/faa-investigating-collision-ronald-reagan-washington-national-airport-rcna154627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m relieved no one was hurt. But this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/professor-reports-seeing-noose-behind-house-it-was-part-of-a-swing-set\/\" title=\"Professor Reports Seeing \u2018Noose\u2019 Behind House. It Was Part Of A Swing Set.\">incident underscores<\/a> again that DCA is at capacity,\u201d Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-kaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Kaine<\/a> (D-VA) said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenTimKaine\/status\/1796004637239083399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> on X. \u201cThis shows why Senate action to jam even more flights into DCA was so dangerous. The FAA must resist any new flights that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-slams-airlines-for-flight-cancellations-but-rejects-key-reform\/\" title=\"Buttigieg Slams Airlines For Flight Cancellations, But Rejects Key Reform\">compromise safety<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite strong opposition from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Virginia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Maryland<\/a> lawmakers, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> passed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3003809\/house-passes-105-billion-faa-reauthorization-bill-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FAA reauthorization bill<\/a> this month, which included the addition of five long-distance flight slots to the airport.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FAA launches probe into a near-collision involving two passenger airliners at Reagan National Airport. This marks the second similar incident in six weeks. American Airlines flight 2134 was cleared for takeoff while a King Air flight was authorized for landing on the same runway at about 10:20 a.m<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3166,"featured_media":2256508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP21159776514016-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2256507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP21159776514016-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2256507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2256508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2256507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2256507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2256507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}