Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Several flight crews inbound to Reagan Washington National Airport received onboard alerts Saturday indicating another aircraft was nearby when no other aircraft were in the area. Some of the crews executed go-arounds as a result of the alerts. The FAA is investigating why the alerts occurred.”

Source: From an FAA statement that followed additional concerns about traffic alerts near DCA. The FAA is investigating following multiple reports of flight crews receiving faulty alerts from their cockpit TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) systems about traffic potentially on a collision course as they approached Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Washington, DC.

FMI:  www.faa.gov/