FAA officials said the plane became airborne before the point where the vehicle had crossed. FOX13
for airlines and pilots following a series of "concerning" near-miss incidents at American airports in recent months. According to Southwest Airlines, its employees noticed a customer’s phone was left behind after a flight was already boarded and pushed back from the gate.
"In recent months, a number of notable and high visibility events have occurred in the National Airspace System," the FAA said in the alert. "While the overall numbers do not reflect an increase in incidents and occurrences, the potential severity of these events is concerning." It asks "Directors of Operations, Chief Pilots, Directors of Training, Check Airmen, Directors of Safety, Program Managers, Pilots and Operators" to review runway safety information and to "Use all available internal communication processes to specifically highlight recent events and existing issues."
— A United Airlines jet crossed a runway at Honolulu International Airport in front of a Cessna cargo plane that was landing on the same runway on Jan. 23.
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