Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated an investigation following two Delta Air Lines (DL) flights that aborted landings at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Thursday, May 1, 2025, due to a military helicopter headed to the Pentagon.
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American Airlines Flight 1629, a Boeing 737 from Dallas, landed at Washington Airport, where the pilot failed to follow taxiing instructions.
Two American Airlines (AA) aircraft were involved in a taxiway incident at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Thursday (April 10, 2025) when their wings made contact while preparing for departure.
Washington State Senator Jeff Wilson unintentionally had a gun with him while passing through TSA security in Portland. The screeners at the airport didn’t detect the firearm in his carry-on bag.
Passengers at Dulles International Airport who were getting ready for their flights had to be evacuated for approximately 90 minutes due to an incident involving a Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) police segway that unexpectedly caught fire within the terminal.
On Sunday, a US plane tracked a Cessna jet that had crashed in Virginia after flying over the area and gave out a sonic boom that shook the Washington region.