Published 13 days ago

Near miss on DC airport runway spurs FAA investigation

An air traffic controller directed Southwest Airlines Flight 2937 to cross Runway 4 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport while JetBlue Flight 1554 was beginning its takeoff roll on the same runway, confirmed by the FAA.
The incident occurred on April 18 at 7:41 a.m. Local time, prompting an FAA investigation.
Two passenger jets came within 400 feet of each other on the runway before being stopped by controllers taking evasive action, raising questions about why they were allowed on the same runway simultaneously.

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CBS News

Boston bound JetBlue flight has close call on runway at Reagan National

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The Hill

Near miss on DC airport runway spurs FAA investigation

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it will investigate a near miss on the runway of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside Washington, D.C., Thursday morning, in which one plane nearly crossed into a runway as another plane was taking off. According to an emailed statement from the FAA, an air traffic controller instructed…

14 days ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

Two planes nearly collide at DC’s Reagan National Airport

A near collision between two aircraft was avoided earlier Thursday at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport. JetBlue and Southwest Airlines airplanes avoided each other by only 400 feet. Air traffic control recordings show controllers yelling at the JetBlue flight to stop its takeoff as the Southwest flight began taxiing on the runway. “An air traffic controller instructed Southwest Airlines Flight 2937 to cross Runway 4 at Ronald Reagan …

14 days ago·Washington, United States

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The Daily Caller

‘Listen To The Screams’: Planes Nearly Collide On Reagan Airport Runway

'JetBlue 1554, STOP!'

14 days ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Top News

FAA investigating near collision of two jets at Reagan National Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to WTOP it is investigating a near collision that occurred Thursday morning at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. Two passenger jets came within 400 feet of each other before controllers took last-minute evasive action and immediately stopped the two planes. It’s not clear why the jets were authorized to be on the same runway at the same time. At 7:41 a.m., one controller frantically yel…

14 days ago·Washington, United States

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abc 7 Chicago

Collision narrowly avoided at Reagan National Airport after two planes cleared onto the same runway

Air traffic control audio recordings detail controllers shouting for a JetBlue flight to stop its takeoff run as a Southwest Airlines flight began taxiing across the runway in front of it.

13 days ago·Chicago, United States

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