There were some elected officials on board one of the planes that touched wings with another at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Thursday afternoon, April 10. The wingtip of American Airlines Flight ...

But fret not; these 'miniature wings' need not be smoothed and are evidently not meant for stepping on. They are actually known as Nacelle Chines or Nacelle Strakes. Purposely designed as either ...

The wing tip of an American Airlines plane struck another plane from the same airline on a taxiway of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, authorities said. No injuries were ...