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https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/10/travel/planes-bump-wings-on-the-ground-at- washingtons-reagan-national-airport/index.html

The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate after two American Airlines regional jets bumped wings at WashingtonÆs Ronald Reagan National Airport.

ôThe wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck American Airlines
Flight 4522 on a taxiway à around 12:45 p.m,ö the FAA said in a statement.

Flight 5490 was headed to Charleston, South Carolina, while flight 4522
was headed to JFK International Airport in New York with seven members of Congress onboard.

Also on board the JFK-bound plane were former Israeli hostages Keith and
Aviva Siegel, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum organization told
CNN.

ôBlueStreak 5490, did we hit the aircraft next to us?ö the pilot flying
asked the tower in air traffic control audio captured by the website LiveATC.net

BlueStreak is the callsign for PSA Airlines, which operated the flight for American. The other plane was operated by Republic Airways.

ôWe think we might have hit the (Embraer) 175 short of (runway) 19,ö the
pilot said. ôWe just heard a loud, like a boom, like a thunk, before we
took the runway,ö

The winglet, which is a type of aerodynamic wing tip, was reported to have broken off.

ôWe can see a piece of a winglet on the ground behind the right wing of
the Embraer,ö the control tower was told by a pilot.

ôInsane,ö Rep. Josh Gottheimer, who was on one of the planes, told CNN. ôSitting there on runway and another plane hit à our wing.ö

ôServing in Congress has come with some once-in-a-lifetime experiences à
like just now while stationary on the runway at DCA, another plane just
bumped into our wing,ö Rep. Nick LaLota posted to social media. ôHeading
back to the gate, but thankfully everyone is ok!ö

In a lighthearted part of the post he noted Rep. Grace Meng was handing
out grapes to other passengers.

ôThis close call underscores the urgent need for more FAA funding ù
peopleÆs lives are at stake,ö Rep. Gregory Meeks, who was on the plane,
posted to social media. ôCuts and firing FAA employees are not the
answer.ö

ôThere is no effect on flight operations at Reagan National Airport, as
both aircraft have returned to gates and no injuries were reported,ö the airport said in a statement to CNN.

The aviation fender bender comes as the airport is coping with a series of recent incidents, including a mid-air collision in January that left 67
people dead and a military flyover last month that came dangerously close
to a departing plane.


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