I didn't make up the headline...it was Rueters. Yes, sort of misleading. (not to mention, at the end, the article suggests B-767s operated at DCA beside the 757s before 9/11) Walter DCA Numerous planes diverted from Washington airport By John Crawley WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - An uproar over a Frontier Airlines jet that flew over the White House this week prompted disclosures on Wednesday that numerous planes have failed to follow post-Sept. 11 security procedures when operating near the nation's capital, government officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said only several incidents involved commercial aircraft that breached restricted airspace over federal landmarks. The latest involved the Frontier (FRNT) Boeing 737 on Monday night as it flew over the White House. But the agency noted that since post-Sept. 11 security rules were put in place, commercial pilots failed 36 times to follow detailed procedures for identifying their aircraft as they approached Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport. Those planes were diverted to Dulles International Airport, which is 25 miles (40 km) west of Washington in suburban Virginia. Crews were questioned there and, in some cases, put through new security checks along with passengers. The new security requirements require planes flying into Reagan National, located just across the Potomac River from the White House and other federal buildings and monuments, to properly identify themselves to air traffic controllers before landing. If they fail to do so, then they are diverted. The Frontier jet that failed to veer from restricted air space over the White House immediately after taking off from Reagan National for Denver had earlier in the day been diverted to Dulles when the same crew failed to follow proper identification procedures on its way into Washington. Those pilots, who have not been identified by the airline, have been grounded until federal and company investigations are completed, an airline spokeswoman said. The number of incidents in which planes headed for Reagan National had to be diverted to Dulles ranged from 11 in October to four in March. This month's security diversions so far include the Frontier plane and another commercial jet directed to Dulles on Tuesday. The airline was not identified. White House national security officials opposed reopening Reagan National after the Sept. 11 hijack attacks, fearing its close proximity to the White House, Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol complex posed a serious security risk. One of the planes hijacked by terrorists took off from Dulles and was flown into the Pentagon. But the Bush administration relented to political and public pressure and allowed the airport to reopen almost a month after the attacks. Service has been allowed to resume gradually and Reagan National now operates at 75 percent capacity. That is equivalent to roughly 600 takeoffs and landings each day. Airport authority spokeswoman Tara Hamilton said post Sept. 11 security regulations at Reagan National still ban flights from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. EST and prohibit planes with more than 156 seats. Big airlines are trying to get those conditions reversed. The four hijacked planes were Boeing (BA) 757 and 767s series aircraft, which cannot operate under the size restrictions at Reagan National. ©2002 Reuters Limited.