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A Swiss Air formation walking from New York City to Zurich past week had to abort takeoff, averting a "potentially vulnerable situation," nan hose confirmed.
Flight LX17 from John F. Kennedy Airport near nan gross astatine 4:21 p.m. April 17, according to FlightAware. The craft was cleared for takeoff astatine nan aforesaid clip an aerial postulation controller connected different wave cleared 4 different jets to transverse nan runway, according to audio obtained by NPR.
"Due to nan precocious level of situational consciousness and speedy guidance of our crew, a perchance vulnerable business was quickly de-escalated," Swiss Air said successful a connection to FOX Business.
The hose added that nan unit of nan Airbus A330 reacted professionally and that they regularly acquisition simulator training that practices akin situations.
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A Swiss Air airplane flies complete nan skyline of little Manhattan and One World Trade Center connected attack to Newark Liberty Airport arsenic nan sun sets successful New York City May 13, 2020, arsenic seen from West Orange, N.J. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images / Getty Images)
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"The craft had only built up a velocity that was conscionable supra our maximum taxiing velocity erstwhile it braked again," nan hose spokesperson said successful nan statement.
The formation was carried retired arsenic planned a fewer minutes later from different conception of nan aforesaid runway. Takeoff occurred astatine 5 p.m., according to FlightAware, which was 35 minutes later than scheduled. It safely landed successful Zurich, Switzerland, astatine 6:26 a.m. Central European Summer Time.
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A Swiss Air Airbus A330. (RDB/ullstein bild via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Similar adjacent calls person been happening astatine airports crossed nan U.S. Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it planned to analyse a adjacent telephone involving JetBlue and Southwest craft successful Washington.
JetBlue Airways told FOX Business formation 1554, which was flying from Washington, D.C., to Boston, had to abort its takeoff because different craft had attempted to transverse nan runway.
John F. Kennedy International Airport successful Queens, N.Y. (Google Maps / Google Maps)
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In February, 2 JetBlue planes collided connected nan tarmac astatine Boston Logan International Airport.
Aviation news outlet Simple Flying says an aerial postulation controller shortage could beryllium contributing to nan problem, stating a region successful recruiting since nan COVID-19 pandemic has resulted successful galore moving overtime, and nan caller status property is now 56.
FOX Business' Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.
