FAA launches investigation after 2 planes collide on JFK runway

• The two aircraft were sharing the same runway as one was set to take off.
• The Delta airliner halted when it was around 1,000 feet from the other plane.
• He didn’t realize his near miss until he later read the news on social media.

Following last week’s nearly fatal collision at a New York airport between two passenger flights, US authorities have opened an investigation.

At John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday, a Boeing 777 bound for the UK and a Boeing 737 bound for the Dominican Republic had a close call.

The two aircraft were sharing the same runway as one was set to take off.

When an air traffic controller observed the two, the accident was avoided.

The air traffic controller attempted to halt the Delta plane as it was about to take off by using an expletive.

“Delta 1943, revoke the takeoff authorization! Delta 1943, revoke the takeoff authorization! “LiveATC, a website that posts aircraft conversations, made an audio recording of what the flight controller was heard saying.

The American Airlines Boeing 777 then safely crossed in front of the Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 at approximately 20:45 EST (01:45 GMT), according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The Delta airliner halted when it was around 1,000 feet (300 meters) from the other plane, according to the FAA. It has subsequently begun looking into the almost collision.

The second aircraft, operated by American Airlines, had 137 passengers and 14 staff members, while the Delta Air Lines plane had 145 passengers and six crew members on board.

“There was this abrupt jerk of the plane, and everyone was sort of thrust forward from the waist,” Mr. Heale said.

He didn’t realize his near miss until he later read the news on social media.

“The pilot made the call to only share information on a need-to-know basis, and that was absolutely the right call, because it would’ve been pandemonium,” he said.

Delta Air Lines said in a statement that it will assist with the incident’s enquiry. American Airlines referred enquiries to the FAA but did not issue a response.

On the runway of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, a Pan Am and a KLM airliner collided, resulting in the deadliest aviation accident in history. The catastrophe of 1977 left 61 persons injured and 583 dead.

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