Plane Carrying Members of Congress Involved in Runway Collision in DC

An American Eagle jet set to leave Washington, D.C. for New York on Thursday afternoon clipped wings with another aircraft on the runway at Ronald Reagan National Airport. One of the planes had at least seven members of Congress on board, according to a report from NBC News. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident, and both planes were able to return to the terminal for inspection, according to a statement from American Airlines given to the BBC. The two flights involved in the grounded collision were American Eagle flight 5490, operated by PSA Airlines, headed to Charleston International Airport in South Carolina, and the Republic Airways-operated American Eagle flight 4522, which was headed to JFK International Airport in New York with members of Congress on board. The wingtip of Flight 5490 struck Flight 4522 on the runway around 12:45pm local time. According to American Airlines, there were 67 passengers on board the flight headed to Charleston and 76 on the flight ... Read full article.