The crew of a Boeing 737 pulled up just 300 metres away from another jet that had just crossed the runway. 9News
The crew of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 aborted its take-off, ultimately stopping within about 300 metres of the taxiing American Airlines Boeing 777, the FAA said.Aussie among 72 on plane that crashed in Nepal
Air traffic controllers "noticed another aircraft crossing the runway in front of the departing jetliner", the FAA said in a statement. According to Delta, its flight — a 737-900 bound for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — had 145 customers and six crew members on board. "Delta will work with and assist the NTSB on a full review of flight 1943 on January 13 regarding an aborted takeoff procedure at New York-JFK," the airline said.Former US Department of Transportation inspector general Mary Schiavo said the incident fell into the "most serious category of runway incursions".
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