DENVER — Passengers and crew members were evacuated from a plane at Denver International Airport Saturday due to a problem with the aircraft's landing gear.

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The wing tip of an American Airlines plane strikes another aircraft at a DC airport By The Associated Press Updated April 10, 2025, 9:32 p.m.

ARLINGTON, Va. — An American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing, performing a go-around at an air traffic controller’s instruction to ...

American Airlines flight 1665 made an emergency landing in Las Vegas after smoke was seen from one engine, with all 153 passengers and 6 crew safely deplaning from the Airbus A321.

The wing tip strike comes at a time of heightened scrutiny of aircraft crashes and near-collisions. In January, an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional jet landing at the ...