Act Daily News
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A supply accustomed to the near-collision of two airliners on a John F. Kennedy International Airport runway tells Act Daily News that particular flashing lights which warn pilots towards taxiing throughout a runway have been in reality working.
The new improvement additional raises the likelihood that human error contributed to the Friday night incident.
The incident concerned an American Airlines 777 that improperly crossed an lively runway on the busy airport. “S**t!” an air visitors controller known as out over the radio, urgently directing a Delta Air Lines 737 to cease its takeoff from the identical runway the place the American aircraft rolled throughout its direct path. The Delta aircraft stopped inside 1,000 toes of the American jet.
On Wednesday, the supply informed Act Daily News that following the incident, airport workers “went out immediately” to substantiate Runway Status Lights have been working correctly.
JFK is considered one of 20 airports within the United States outfitted with the totally automated Federal Aviation Administration system that warns pilots “when it is unsafe to enter, cross, or takeoff from a runway.”
On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board informed Act Daily News that “interviews are ongoing” as a part of its investigation into the incident. The FAA can also be investigating.
– Act Daily News’s Gregory Wallace contributed to this report