FAA Investigates Near Collision of Two Jets at Reagan National Airport
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The FAA is investigating a near collision at Reagan National Airport after a JetBlue flight was cleared for takeoff while a Southwest Airlines flight was directed to taxi across the same runway. Air traffic controllers frantically ordered both planes to stop, with the two aircraft stopping about 400 feet apart. Following the incident, both flights departed safely, and the airlines are cooperating with the investigation.
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