The FAA is investigating a close call between a Learjet and JetBlue aircraft Monday night at Boston Logan International Airport. According to an initial review, the pilot of a Learjet 60 took off without authorization as JetBlue Flight 206 was preparing to land on an intersecting runway shortly before 7 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed. He waited on Runway 9 while the JetBlue Embraer 190 touched down on Runway 4-Right, which intersects Runway 9, the FAA said. “The Learjet pilot clearly read the instructions, but started to take off instead,” the FAA said. “The JetBlue pilot took evasive action and began to climb when the Learjet crossed the intersection.” “On Monday, February 27, JetBlue Flight 206 landed safely in Boston after our pilots were directed to tour air traffic controllers,” a JetBlue spokesperson said. “Safety is JetBlue’s number one priority and our crews are trained to respond to situations like this. We will assist authorities as they investigate this incident, and further inquiries should be directed to them.” According to flight records available via Google, JetBlue Flight 206 was upon arrival in Boston from Nashville. Joe Bisbee, who was on board JetBlue Flight 206, said. We hit the ground and back again in a matter of seconds. It definitely had a jolt, and then no one knew what was going on.” We got far enough in, the plane was on the side, said Lilly Sternberg, another passenger on that JetBlue flight. We definitely had to take some sharp turns, so it was It’s really scary.” -Jet, a private charter company. The FAA will determine the closest distance between the two planes as part of the investigation. “I just hope the FAA can get to the bottom of it and someone is held accountable for it,” Bisbee said. “I mean, lives were at stake and it’s just not right.” Monday’s incident at Logan Airport was the fourth close call involving commercial aircraft over the past three months nationwide. Earlier in February, FAA Administrator Billy Nolen said he was putting together a panel of experts to review airline safety.
The FAA is investigating a close call between a Learjet and JetBlue aircraft Monday night at Boston Logan International Airport.
According to an initial review, the pilot of a Learjet 60 took off without authorization as JetBlue Flight 206 was preparing to land on an intersecting runway shortly before 7 p.m., the FAA confirmed.
The FAA said the air traffic controller ordered the Learjet pilot to line up and wait on Runway 9 while the JetBlue Embraer 190 landed on Runway 4-Right, which intersects Runway 9.
“The Learjet pilot clearly read the instructions, but started to take off instead,” the FAA said. “The JetBlue pilot made an evasive action and began to climb as the Learjet crossed the intersection.”
“On Monday, February 27, JetBlue Flight 206 landed safely in Boston after our pilots were instructed to go round by air traffic controllers,” a JetBlue spokesperson said. “Safety is JetBlue’s number one priority and our crews are trained to respond to situations like this. We will assist the authorities as they investigate this incident, and further inquiries should be directed to them.”
According to flight logs available via Google, JetBlue Flight 206 was arriving in Boston from Nashville.
“We’re going down and then back up in a matter of seconds,” said Joe Bisbee, who was aboard JetBlue Flight 206. “It definitely had a jolt, and then no one knew what was going on.”
“Once we got far enough, the plane was to the side. We definitely had to take some sharp turns, so it was really scary,” said Lilly Sternberg, another passenger on this JetBlue flight.
Learjet is operated by Hop-A-Jet, a private charter company.
The FAA will determine the closest distance between the two planes as part of the investigation.
“I just hope the FAA can get to the bottom of this and someone will be held accountable for this,” Bisbee said. “I mean, lives were on the line and it’s just not right.”
Monday’s incident at Logan Airport is the fourth such close call involving commercial aircraft in the past three months nationwide.
Earlier in February, FAA Administrator Billy Nolen said he was putting together a panel of experts to review airline safety.
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