The FAA is investigating the LaGuardia close call involving a Southwest Airlines flight and the air traffic control tower.
Experts say a surge in close calls over the last year and a half highlights the stress on the aviation industry; the FAA held a safety summit after a number of near-misses last yearThe agency says the plane, Southwest Airlines Flight 147, went off course at the Queens hub around 1 p.m. Saturday, March 23, as strong storms rolled through the area.
into close calls at U.S. airports last fall, noting a surge in such incidents -- six close calls in 2023 alone. The FAA identified 23 of the most serious types of close calls in the last fiscal year, which ended Oct. 1, up from 16 the year before and 11 a decade ago.A particularly scary one occurred in February 2023 in Austin, Texas. During poor visibility in the early morning hours, a FedEx cargo plane preparing to land flew over the top of a Southwest Airlines jet that was taking off.
An air traffic controller had cleared both planes to use the same runway. In other recent incidents, pilots appeared to be at fault. The latter included an incident at JFK Airport in January 2023.
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