Aborted Airport Landing Adds to Series of Flight Incidents (1)

An American Airlines Group Inc. plane aborted its landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to avoid another aircraft departing on the same runway, the latest in an alarming series of US aviation incidents in recent weeks.

The jet was ordered by air traffic controllers to perform a “go-around” Tuesday morning to ensure sufficient separation between the planes, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The maneuver, which can be requested by a pilot or controller, repositions the plane to make another landing approach.

The control tower at the Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.

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Less than two hours after the incident in Washington, a Southwest Airlines Co. plane ...