The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate
the collision of two American Airlines regional jets at Ronald Reagan
Washington National Airport, according to reports released Thursday.
“The wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck
American Airlines Flight 4522 on a taxiway… at approximately 12:45 p.m.,” the
FAA said in a statement, according to CNN.
Flight 5490 was headed to Charleston, South Carolina, while
Flight 4522 was headed to New York’s JFK International Airport, with seven
members of Congress on board.
According to the Missing Families and Hostages Forum, former
Israeli hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel were also on board the flight to JFK,
CNN reported.