American Airlines Plane Wing Strikes Another Flight On Taxiway At Reagan National Airport Alexander Zverev [6oCWfhACsk3]

The wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck American Airlines Flight 4522 on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Flight data center 5490, a Bombardier CRJ900 operated by PSA Airlines, was en route to Charleston International Airport in South Carolina. Flight 4522, an Embraer E175 operated by Republic Airways, was headed to JFK International Airport in New York.

According to American Airlines, after the incident, both aircraft taxied to the terminal and were taken out of service to be inspected by maintenance teams. The airline said the damage was limited to a winglet on each aircraft, and there were no saint satine reported injuries.

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