Air Traffic Audio Released Of Near-Collision At JFK

CNN reports:

Air traffic controllers had “noticed another aircraft crossing the runway in front of the departing jetliner,” the FAA said in a statement.

“According to a preliminary analysis, Delta Air Lines Flight 1943 stopped its takeoff roll approximately 1,000 feet before reaching the point where American Airlines Flight 106, a Boeing 777, had crossed from an adjacent taxiway.”

Audio recordings detail swift action by an air traffic controller kept the airplanes from colliding as they drew closer. “Shit!” exclaimed the controller from the tower of John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday night. “Delta 1943 cancel takeoff clearance!”

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? Listen to the radio message between Air Traffic Control and the aircraft that nearly collided at JFK on Friday. pic.twitter.com/lai7LxooEG https://t.co/jZ2KYPTGDW

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