Delta flight aborts landing at Boston Logan after close call with American Airlines jet, FAA investigating
A Delta Air Lines flight at Boston Logan International Airport was forced to abort a landing attempt on Saturday after coming within approximately 300 feet of an American Airlines jet. The FAA is investigating the close call, which former Boeing safety engineer Todd Curtis described as a "significant incident." Curtis estimated the distance using flight tracking data from Flightradar24.
Key quotes
This is a significant incident.
Todd Curtis, a former safety engineer at Boeing, estimated the distance between the two jetliners using Flightradar24, a website that tracks flights.
From the article
Todd Curtis, a former safety engineer at Boeing, called it a "significant incident." The FAA said it was investigating.
Continue reading on wbur.orgYou might also wanna read
Airlines Warn of Rising Number of Close Calls in U.S. Skies
NBC Palm Springs·14d ago
Airlines Warn of Hundreds of Daily Near-Misses as Lawmakers Push for Cockpit Safety Upgrades
NBC Palm Springs·14d ago
Delta Air Lines flight hit by firework while landing at Midway International Airport
CBSNews·3d ago
Delta flight hit by firework while landing at Midway
Chicago Sun-Times·3d ago
Delta pilot reports a close encounter with a July Fourth firework before landing in Chicago
KSTP·3d ago
Firework strikes Delta flight landing at Chicago’s Midway Airport
NBC News·3d ago
Comments
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet. Be the first.