Coverage dated January 29, 2024

Distraction and visibility played a part in near-collision between American and Delta flight at JFK airport, docs show

Headline from Local News 8

By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The pilots of an American Airlines flight were distracted by paperwork when they erroneously taxied into the path of a departing Delta flight, setting off alarms in the control tower at New York’s John F.

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20 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC New York

    How an American Airlines jet crossed a runway in front of departing Delta plane at JFK (opens NBC New York)

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    The National Transportation Safety Board released documents related to its investigation of the Jan. 13, 2023, incident at John F. Kennedy International...

  2. Local News 8

    Distraction and visibility played a part in near-collision between American and Delta flight at JFK airport, docs show (opens Local News 8)

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    By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The pilots of an American Airlines flight were distracted by paperwork when they erroneously taxied into the path of a departing Delta flight, setting off alarms in the control tower at New York’s John F.

  3. The Buffalo News

    Investigators detail how an American Airlines jet crossed a runway in front of a Delta plane at JFK (opens The Buffalo News)

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    Federal investigators are providing new details about a close call last year at JFK Airport in New York. An American Airlines jet that was taxiing into position for takeoff crossed

  4. New York Post

    Investigators detail how American Airlines jet crossed runway in front of Delta plane in near-miss at JFK (opens New York Post)

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    The pilots of an American Airlines plane taxied across the wrong runway last year in New York — into the path of another jetliner that was taking off — after the captain became distracted and confused about takeoff instructions and the co-pilot lost track of their plane's location, according to docu…

  5. NBC News

    Distractions led to near-collision between American and Delta flights on JFK runway, NTSB says (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The pilots of an American Airlines plane taxied across the wrong runway last year in New York — into the path of another jetliner that was taking off — after the captain became distracted and confused about takeoff instructions and the co-pilot lost track of their plane’s location, according to docu…

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