Following a series of close calls, aviation leaders are set to meet Wednesday to discuss the incidents and identify key patterns and risk factors.
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"We are experiencing the safest period in aviation history, but we cannot take this for granted," the FAA's acting administrator, Billy Nolen, said. "Recent events remind us that we must not become complacent. Now is the time to stare into the data and ask hard questions." In an interview, Buttigieg said he has been seeing an "uptick" in close calls with aircraft in recent weeks. "This year, we're on track to have more than 20 -- and even one is one that I would not like to see happen," he told ABC News Transportation Correspondent Gio Benitez.
Buttigieg told ABC News that the rebound of aviation from lows seen during the COVID-19 pandemic has been "putting strain on the system" and the increased demand in air travel also may be contributing to the recent close calls. Buttigieg wrote to attendees of the safety summit on Tuesday, saying he expects to accomplish three things: identifying "patterns and risk factors," identifying how the different parts of the aviation system can "address any risks" and identifying and implementing "additional steps" to reduce those risks.
On Jan. 13, an American Airlines flight crossed a runway at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport without clearance from air traffic control, causing a Delta Air Lines plane to abort its takeoff from that runway, according to the NTSB. The closest point between the two aircraft was about 1,400 feet, a preliminary report from the agency stated.
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