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America


Fear of Flying Passengers on edge amid airline crashes, near misses. A


southwest airlines plane nearly collides with a business jet at Chicago Midway Airport in February, another in a sudden string of acci- dents and near misses that have left passen-


gers anxious and led President Donald Trump to pledge to modernize the nation’s aging aviation infrastructure. The Federal Aviation Administration said the South-


west plane was forced to perform a last-minute go-around after a private jet began to enter the main runway without airport tower authorization. Video footage from the airport shows the Southwest


flight was forced to abort a landing when the smaller plane started crossing the runway, forcing the Southwest aircraft to quickly lift. The plane landed safely about 10 minutes later. No one was hurt. It was the latest in a series of incidents this year that


have frightened flyers and drawn attention to airplane safety.


Jan. 29: An American Airlines regional jet and an


Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing 67 people. It was the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster in 23 years.


There was a near miss at the same Virginia airport a


month later when an American Airlines flight had to per- form a go-around to avoid another plane that was depart- ing from the same runway.


16 NEWSMAX | APRIL 2025 Feb. 3: An air ambulance crashed shortly after takeoff


from Northeast Philadelphia airport, killing all six people aboard plus a person in a car hit by debris. Feb. 6: A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan flying from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska, disappeared over the Nor- ton Sound, and the crash site was located the following day. All 10 people on board were killed. Feb. 17: A Delta Airlines plane crashed while landing


in snowy Toronto and flipped upside down. All 80 people aboard were able to escape. Feb. 20: Two people died after two small planes col-


lided at an airport in Marana, Arizona. Feb. 24: A Delta Airlines flight returned to Atlanta


because of smoke inside the cabin. Passengers had to evacuate by slides. Smaller plane collisions and near misses in recent weeks have drawn outside attention because of the


The FAA said the Southwest plane was forced to perform a last-minute go-around aſter a private jet began to enter the main runway without airport tower authorization.


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