Overview

• A Delta Airbus A319 carrying 131 passengers narrowly avoided a collision with a U.S. Air Force T-38 jet shortly after takeoff from Reagan National Airport on March 28, 2025.
• The Delta flight’s Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) issued a resolution advisory, prompting pilots to take evasive action to prevent a crash.
• The military jet, operating from Langley Air Force Base, came within 500 feet of the passenger plane, as confirmed by air traffic control recordings.
• This incident occurred in the same airspace as a January 29 midair collision that killed 67 people, intensifying scrutiny of air traffic control staffing and protocols.
• Congress and aviation regulators face mounting pressure to address systemic safety issues in Washington’s high-density airspace, where thousands of near-misses have been reported in recent years.