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The wing tip of an American Airlines plane struck another plane from the same airline on a taxiway of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, authorities said.
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American Airlines Flight 5490 -- a Bombardier CRJ 900 headed to Charleston, South Carolina -- struck American Flight 4522 -- an Embraer E175 which was headed to New York JFK, around 12:45 p.m. ET, th...
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“Insane,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer, who was on one of the planes, told CNN.
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The wing tip of an American Airlines plane strikes another aircraft at a DC airport
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The wing tip of an American Airlines plane struck another plane from the same airline on a taxiway of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, authorities said. No injuries were reported.
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