The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating yet another close call, this time between two planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
Billy Nolen, acting administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, will hold a Safety Summit on Wednesday to review several recent close call incidents at airports around the country.
So far this year, there have been at least six runway incursion or separation incidents serious enough to warrant investigation by. A runway incursion is any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle, or person on the protected area of a surface designated for the landing and take-off of aircraft, according to the FAA.
Last month, the FAA said it was investigating a close call between a Learjet and a JetBlue flight that occurred on Feb. 27 at Boston's Logan International Airport. On Feb. 15, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz grilled Nolen about another close call at
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