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FAA Opens Boston Runway Safety Probe

The FAA says a Delta go-around at Boston Logan avoided an American jet, turning intersecting runways into a federal safety investigation

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A Delta flight from Dallas aborted its Boston landing to avoid an American jet on an intersecting runway, and the FAA is investigating.

  1. Frame 1The FAA says a Delta go-around at Boston Logan avoided an American jet, turning intersecting runways into a federal safety investigation.
  2. Frame 2Flight logs show Delta 2351 from Dallas coordinated with air traffic control, then landed safely and deplaned normally.
  3. Frame 3Aviation safety expert Todd Curtis estimated the jets were roughly 300 feet apart using Flightradar24 tracking data.
  4. Frame 4The route diagram centers the crossing runways, the aborted landing path, and the departing American Airlines plane.
  5. Frame 5Curtis called the incident significant because it involved two professional airline crews, not small private aircraft.
  6. Frame 6The FAA investigation will scrutinize runway-incursion risks that officials had worried about before Saturday's close call.
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Jun 21, 9:19 PM EDT
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