The DC-8: The 1st Douglas Jetpowered Passenger Plane
In October 1955, Pan American favored the Douglas, ordering 25 DC-8s while ordering 20 Boeing 707s. The same year, United ...
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American Airlines jet pulls out of DC landing to avoid collision
An American Airlines jet aborted a landing at Reagan National ... The flight was making its final descent at 8:20 a.m. ET when the pilot saw another plane preparing to take off from the runway ...
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American Airlines flight aborts landing at DC’s Reagan Airport in near-miss with departing plane in latest aviation mishap
An American Airlines flight was forced to abort its landing at Washington DC’s Ronald Reagan National ... was preparing to touch down just before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the Federal Aviation ...
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American Airlines flight scraps landing at DC airport to avoid plane on runway
An American Airlines flight was forced to abandon its ... The incident occurred around 8:20 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said. “An air traffic controller instructed American Flight ...
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Texas man arrested by FBI, charged with assault on American Airlines flight to DC
According to an American Airlines spokesperson ... the plane departed Wichita at 5:10 p.m. and landed in D.C. at 8:54 p.m. According to a court affidavit obtained by CBS News and ABC News ...