Bostonbound flight involved in nearmiss on runway at Reagan National WCVB Boston

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  • A JetBlue plane bound for Boston's Logan Airport aborted takeoff on Thursday morning after a Southwest Airlines plane encroached on the runway
  • Radar and air traffic control communication suggests one air traffic controller at Regan National Airport cleared JetBlue flight 1554 to take off just moments after a separate controller cleared Southwest 2937 to cross over the same runway
  • The two planes did not collide, but came approximately 400 feet apart
EAST BOSTON, Mass. A JetBlue plane bound for Bostons Logan Airport aborted takeoff on Thursday morning at Washingtons Reagan National Airport after a Southwest Airlines plane encroached on the run [+2342 chars]

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