Coverage dated February 25, 2025

New York Times: American Airlines flight forced to cancel landing at Reagan National Airport to avoid another plane

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By Matthew Rehbein and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines flight arriving at Ronald Reagan National Airport was forced to abandon its landing to avoid another aircraft Tuesday, the New York Times reported, less than a month after a midair collision killed 67 people near the same airp…

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  1. Local News 8

    New York Times: American Airlines flight forced to cancel landing at Reagan National Airport to avoid another plane (opens Local News 8)

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    By Matthew Rehbein and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines flight arriving at Ronald Reagan National Airport was forced to abandon its landing to avoid another aircraft Tuesday, the New York Times reported, less than a month after a midair collision killed 67 people near the same airp…

  2. WSVN Miami

    American Airlines flight discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington National - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — An American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing, performing a go-around at an air traffic

  3. MyNorthwest

    American Airlines flight discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington National (opens MyNorthwest)

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    ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — An American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing, performing a go-around at an

  4. Fox7 Austin

    American Airlines jet aborts landing at DCA to avoid runway collision (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    An American Airlines jet aborted a landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., to avoid a collision with another plane on Tuesday morning, aviation officials said.

  5. The Boston Globe

    American Airlines flight from Boston discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Reagan airport in DC (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The maneuver happened about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, less than two hours before a plane attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport climbed back into the sky to avoid another aircraft.

  6. Fox News

    American Airlines jet pulls out of DC landing to avoid collision (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    An American Airlines pilot performed a go-around to avoid a collision with another plane at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning, officials said.

  7. CBS News

    American Airlines flight from Boston aborts landing at D.C. airport to avoid departing plane (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    An American Airlines flight from Boston aborted its landing in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to avoid another plane.

  8. WHDH Boston

    American Airlines flight from Boston discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington National - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — 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

  9. Boston

    American Airlines flight from Boston discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at D.C. airport (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    The maneuver involving American Airlines Flight 2246 from Boston Logan Airport occurred around 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday.

  10. Anchorage Daily News

    American Airlines flight discontinued landing to avoid a departing plane at Washington National (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    There are many reasons why pilots could abort a landing, including flying too high and too fast or not being lined up with the runway.

  11. Newsweek

    American Airlines flight forced to cancel landing to avoid another aircraft (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The incident happened less than two hours before a similar event at Chicago

  12. New York Post

    American Airlines flight aborts landing at DC’s Reagan Airport in near-miss with departing plane in latest aviation mishap (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    An American Airlines flight was forced to abort its landing at DC’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to avoid a plane taking off on the same...

  13. Breitbart News

    American Airlines Aborts Landing at D.C. Airport to Avoid Departing Plane (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    An American Airlines flight from Boston aborted its landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, Tuesday to avoid a plane departing from the same runway.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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