The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating an incident at John F. Kennedy International Airport that happened Friday night when a Boeing 777 taxied in front of a departing Boeing 737-900.
A potential runway collision was averted at JFK Airport when a Delta Air Lines flight aborted takeoff after an American Airlines aircraft crossed its active runway.
Air traffic controllers intervened to cancel the Delta flight's takeoff clearance, allowing it to stop safely and preventing a major incident, which is now under investigation by the FAA and NTSB.
The event, occurring despite JFK's ASDE-X safety technology, highlights critical runway safety concerns and draws comparisons to the catastrophic 1977 Tenerife disaster.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating an incident at John F. Kennedy International Airport that happened Friday night when a Boeing 777 taxied in front of a departing Boeing 737-900.
The 737 was operated by Delta Air Lines, the 777 by American Airlines.
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