What’s a go-around? How the routine maneuver helped a pilot avoid getting too close to another aircraft at Reagan National
While go-arounds can feel jarring to passengers, they are routine, happening more than three times per day on average last ...
San Antonio celebrates first direct flight to Regan Washington National Airport
Local officials are celebrating as San Antonio is set to start nonstop flights to Regan Washington International Airport.On ...
FAA implements new airspace rules at Reagan Airport during presidential flights
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will now bring air traffic at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to a ...
ATC tells pilot landing at DCA to perform go-around to avoid another plane on runway: FAA
An American Airlines flight aborted a landing Tuesday morning after the pilot saw a plane preparing to take off on the same runway it was supposed to land on.
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Editorial: Why Were U.S. Near-Miss Red Flags Ignored?
The huge loss of lives in the mid-air collision of a commercial airliner and a military helicopter so close to a busy, important airport was a shocking tragedy. The ongoing investigation will ...
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FAA to raise salary of candidates for air traffic controller positions amid staff shortage
The candidates who went to the FAA academy would get a 30% increase in their salary when they start work at the administration.
Elon Musk begs ‘top notch’ air traffic controllers to come out of retirement to ease shortage
The face of DOGE, the government’s cost-cutting task force, said there is a “shortage” of skilled air traffic controllers.
Elon Musk says upgrade of FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs to take over Verizon’s contract
Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his ...
American Airlines flight discontinues landing to avoid departing plane
An American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing, performing a go-around at an air traffic controller’s instruction to avoid getting too close ...
What a 1970s toilet paper shortage teaches us about our fear of flying
Sometimes perception becomes people’s reality.That certainly feels the case when it comes to airline safety. After last month’s deadly crash near Reagan National Airport, every accident or close call ...