Two American Airlines jets clip wings on ground at Reagan airport
Congress members' flight gets a surprise nudge on Washington National Airport tarmac
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Two American Airlines jet have had a minor collision on the ground at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - just three months after a deadly crash near there.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the wingtip of one aircraft struck another on the taxiway on Thursday afternoon. At least two members of Congress were aboard one of the jets.
Nick LaLota, a New York Republican, said no-one was hurt when the wing of their stationary plane was "bumped" by another jet.
Sixty-seven people died on 29 January when an Army helicopter collided in midair with a jetliner as it landed at the same airport.
LaLota posted on X: "Serving in Congress has come with some once in a lifetime experiences… like just now while stationary on the runway at DCA, another plane just bumped into our wing."
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