The FAA is investigating what was a close call at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Friday afternoon.
A triggered warning was issued from air traffic controllers between a Delta passenger plane and an Air Force Jet. Air traffic controllers issued "corrective instructions" to both aircrafts.
The Delta flight, taking off from Reagan National, was bound for Minneapolis. The Air Force jet was headed to Arlington National Cemetery for a flyover.
This comes two months after the deadly collision with an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter.
The George Washington University has experts available who can provide insight on this close call and ways to manage your anxiety when flying. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, [email protected].
Peng Wei is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the GW School of Engineering and Applied Science. By contributing to the intersection of control, optimization, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, Wei develops autonomous systems and decision support tools for aviation, aeronautics and aerial robotics. His current focuses are safety, efficiency, and scalability of aircraft autonomy, multi-agent autonomy and human-autonomy teaming; aviation operations including air traffic management/control, airline operations, UAS traffic management, advanced air mobility and aviation electrification; and AI safety, security and certification for safety-critical systems. Wei also leads the Intelligent Aerospace Systems Lab (IASL) at GW.
Dr. Jungho Suh is a teaching assistant professor of management at the George Washington University School of Business. His areas of expertise include evidence-based entrepreneurship, strategic human resource management, service management, diversity, equity, and inclusion,, sustainability and ESG reporting in the travel industry, digital platforms in the service industry, and gastronomy tourism.
Lorenzo Norris is an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and chief wellness officer at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Amir Afkhami is the vice chair and professor of psychiatry at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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