we have this report as another near collision at an american airport is under investigation. reporter: it is the latest dangerous close call at a major airport, and now lawmakers want answers. recent incidents have shaken the public s confidence reporter: monday night a jetblue flight and a private lear jet nearly collided on criss-crossing runways at boston logan international airport. this was a mistake made by the pilot, and it was caught by air traffic control. reporter: the federal aviation administration says as jetblue flight 206 was coming in to land, the lear jet took off from an intersecting runway. air traffic control recordings detail the jetblue crew being advised to abort their landing. the faa classifying the move as evasive action. 206 set for 206. heading at 3,000 heading up say again the altitude. 3,000. 3,000. jetblue 206. reporter: worse yet, the faa says the learjet did not have
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active runway when they shouldn t be moving onto an active runway have not increased. we re actually running below the same time last year when you do a year-to-year comparison. however, they did increase in a previous year, but that s not because the rate of events occurred, it was that the traffic volume went back up again post pandemic. so last year was actually very similar, very close to what traditionally has been happening in incursions in the federal aviation administration. some of these near collisions, five so far, some have involved passenger planes from airlines such as jetblue or southwest or american. do you wanted why some americans might be do you understand why some americans might be feeling concerned about safety and how whoever s in control of telling the planes where to go, whether or not they re being heeded or whether or not they re doing their jobs correctly?
takeoff clearance. the crew was told to line up and wait according to the faa on the runway for the landing jetblue flight but began a takeoff role instead. air traffic control brought the jetblue flight back in for a safe landing. all on board unharmed. the pilots did a really incredible job. i mean, we came in, it was a scary situation, but it was very smooth. reporter: the incident is the fifth of its type this year following similar close calls at new york s jfk, austin, honolulu, and burbank. one of many challenges facing the faa still without a permanent leader. wednesday senators took up the nomination of phil washington to head the agency but called into question his lack of aviation safety experience. have you ever flown a plane? thank you for the question, senator. no, i have never flown a plane. aviation right now, we cannot think about doing things the old way. and so i think that a fresh perspective is needed.
involving commercial jets in just over two months. 33 clear for takeoff, skywest 5326. reporter: just last weeshgs at an airport in burrbank, california, authorities say an air traffic controller cleared a united express flight to take off. but then seconds later, told an american airlines regional jet epter: the t planes mis aparte pilot for that american airlines regional jet maneuvered out of the way. and back in january, at jfk airport, a delta jet came within seconds of hitting an american airlines flight that was crossing the wrong runway. and david, in this latest case, the air traffic controller and the jetblue pilot took swift action to avoid a disaster, but investigators really want to know why that hearjet took off. david? yeah, really too many close calls for comfort these last few weeks. gio benitez, thank you. we move on now, to the new storm already tonight set to race across the country yet