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Planes were just 300ft apart in Boston airport near miss, expert says

FAA investigating incident involving Delta and American jets that forced Delta plane to abort landing attemptA Delta jet was roughly 300ft (90 meters) from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston’s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort a weekend landing attempt, an aviation expert said on Sunday.The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating the incident between two commercial flights that happened Saturday at Boston Logan international airport. A Delta Air Lines flight aborted its landing to avoid another plane that was taking off from an intersecting runway, the agency said.
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  • FAA investigating incident involving Delta and American jets that forced Delta plane to abort landing attemptA Delta jet was roughly 300ft (90 meters) from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston’s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abo... S1
  • A Delta Air Lines flight aborted its landing to avoid another plane that was taking off from an intersecting runway, the agency said. S2
  • A Delta Air Lines flight aborted its landing to avoid another plane that was taking off from an intersecting runway, the agency said. S3
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