Investigators detail how an American Airlines jet crossed a runway in front of a Delta plane at JFK

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The Associated Press

David Koenig And Tom Krisher

Published Jan 29, 2024 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 3 minute read

FILE – A vehicle stops at Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Feb. 17, 2023. 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 documents released Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Seth Wenig /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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 documents released Monday.

Disaster was averted because an air traffic controller — using an expletive — shouted at pilots of the other plane, a Delta Air Lines flight, to abort their takeoff.

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The Associated Press

2024-01-29 18:57:57

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