Federal authorities investigate near-collision of two planes at Virginia airport

American Airlines plane forced to abort takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington national airport as another flight cleared for landing

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident at Ronald Reagan Washington national airport in which a plane was forced to brake to narrowly avoid a collision with another plane, the second near-collision at the airport in less than two months.

At around 10.20am on Wednesday, Boston-bound American Airlines flight 2134, carrying approximately 100 passengers and crew, was cleared for takeoff and began to accelerate.