The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating why flights approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were alerted about possible aircraft nearby, despite not being in the area.
The FAA said in a statement to Fox News Digital that several flight attendants had received the alert.
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The JetBlue Airlines Airbus A320 Jet will pass the dome of the Capitol on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, Getty Images)
“Several flight crews inbound to Reagan Washington National Airport received on-board alerts on Saturday. “Some crews ran go-arounds as a result of the alert.”
“The FAA is investigating why the alert was raised,” the agency added.
The FAA did not specify what the airline received the alert.
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On Sunday, February 2, 2025, Ronald Reagan, Arlington, Virginia, rescue and rescue crews in crane work near the remains of an American Airlines jet on the Potomac River from Washington National Airport. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
The investigation comes amid a series of safety accidents a week after an American Airlines flight arriving at Ronald Reagan Airport in Arlington, Virginia was forced to suspend landings to avoid another aircraft.
Investigators are still investigating a January 29 air collision between an American Airlines plane and a US Black Hawk helicopter on the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which killed dozens of people.
A few days later, a Medevac Jet crashed in Philadelphia, killing seven people.
Investigators are working on the scene on Saturday, February 1, 2025, after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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In February, while landing in Toronto, a Delta line crashed and turned upside down. All 80 people on board survived.
