American Airlines Boeing 737-800 Departs Into Prohibited Area Over Washington Monument

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a Boeing 737-800 operated by American Airlines entered prohibited airspace over Washington DC earlier this week “without authorization.” The incident occurred just seconds after the aircraft departed from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

The prohibited area comprises the Special Flight Rules Area, a roughly 30-mile radius around the nation’s capital surrounding the FAA’s Flight-Restricted Zone…