BOSTON (AP) \u2014 A Delta Air Lines jet was roughly 300 feet (90 meters) from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston\u2019s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort a weekend landing attempt, an aviation expert said Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating the incident between two commercial flights that happened Saturday at Boston Logan International Airport.<\/p>\n
Todd Curtis, a former safety engineer at Boeing, estimated the distance between the two jetliners using Flightradar24, a website that tracks flights. Curtis now coproduces a podcast about flight safety issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a significant incident,\u201d Curtis said, adding that it was particularly concerning because it involved two professional airline crews.<\/p>\n
He said federal aviation officials have been concerned about such runway incursions for a while now and will scrutinize Saturday\u2019s close call.<\/p>\n
Near-misses and runway incursions at U.S. airports will be the subject of a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. The Senate Commerce?Subcommittee?on?Aviation, Space,?and Innovation will?seek ways to strengthen safety across the national airspace system.<\/p>\n
The Delta flight from Dallas had to execute a go-around, or aborted landing, to avoid the American plane departing from an intersecting runway, according to the FAA and flight logs.<\/p>\n
The crew of Delta flight 2351 coordinated with air traffic control to perform the go-around, an airline spokesperson said. The plane, which had 129 passengers and six crew members on board, landed safely and deplaned normally, according to the spokesperson.<\/p>\n
Go-arounds are safe, routine procedures performed at the discretion of the pilot or air traffic controllers, according to the FAA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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