Jet from J.F.K. Almost Hit 2 Air Force Cargo Planes

On Friday, the National Transportation Safety Board has said that an American Airlines jumbo jet that took off from Kennedy International Airport on the evening of January 20, heading towards Brazil, came within a mile of two Air Force C-17 cargo planes. 

The New York Times reports that the Boeing 777 was under the control of one Federal Aviation Administration air-traffic controller. The two military planes were under the jurisdiction of another. However, all three planes were near a boundary that divided the two controllers’ airspace. 

The New York Post said that at 10:35pm, approximately 12 minutes into its flight, the 777 slowed down and suddenly turned to the south. Many thought it was avoiding a collision. 

Within minutes of the incident the jumbo jet resumed it course. No one was injured in any of the planes. 

The incident involving the three planes triggered automatic alerts to the FAA’s New York Center. 

The FAA said in a statement, “All air-traffic operational personnel at New York Center are already reviewing a variety of procedures including the handling of formation flights, aircraft near sector boundaries and TCAS requirements."

The board has already begun a major investigation.
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