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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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JetBlue pilot’s ‘evasive action’ averts crash at Boston’s Logan airport

The near miss is just one of several close calls at US airports in the past few months.
The near miss is just one of several close calls at US airports in the past few months. Photograph: Fred Prouser/Reuters

US aviation authorities are investigating a near miss at Boston’s Logan international airport after a JetBlue pilot had to take “evasive action” while landing when another aircraft crossed an intersecting runway.

The close call occurred at about 7pm on Monday when the pilot of a Learjet 60 took off without clearance as a JetBlue flight was preparing to land on an intersecting runway, according to a preliminary review from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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