{"id":16889,"date":"2026-06-22T13:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16889"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:31:37","slug":"jets-were-300-feet-apart-in-boston-close-call-that-forced-delta-flight-to-abort-landing-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16889","title":{"rendered":"Jets were 300 feet apart in Boston close call that forced Delta flight to abort landing, expert says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>BOSTON (AP) \u2014 A Delta Air Lines jet was roughly 300 feet from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston\u2019s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort a weekend landing attempt, an aviation expert said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16887\">US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the eastern Pacific Ocean<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating the incident between two commercial flights that happened Saturday at Boston Logan International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Todd Curtis, a former safety engineer at Boeing, estimated the distance between the two jetliners using Flightradar24, a website that tracks flights. Curtis now coproduces a podcast about flight safety issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a significant incident,\u201d Curtis said, adding that it was particularly concerning because it involved two professional airline crews.<\/p>\n<p>He said federal aviation officials have been concerned about such runway incursions for a while now and will scrutinize Saturday\u2019s close call.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16885\">Wall Street quietly mixed in premarket, oil prices fall on optimism over U.S.-Iran negotiations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Near-misses and runway incursions at U.S. airports will be the subject of a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. The Senate Commerce\u202fSubcommittee\u202fon\u202fAviation, Space,\u202fand Innovation will\u202fseek ways to strengthen safety across the national airspace system.<\/p>\n<p>The Delta flight from Dallas had to execute a go-around, or aborted landing, to avoid the American plane departing from an intersecting runway, according to the FAA and flight logs.<\/p>\n<p>The crew of Delta flight 2351 coordinated with air traffic control to perform the go-around, an airline spokesperson said. 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