"The Federal Aviation Administration says preliminary information shows the Republic plane aborted its landing 'after missing the intended approach path and flying too close to Jazz Aviation Flight 554.'"
"'You are flying through the approach course of runway 31 left. Correct immediately,' the controller warned the Republic pilots, according to audio captured by ATC.com."
"'Jazz 554 climb and maintain 3,000 (feet),' a different controller said, directing the plane to get out of the way. 'The traffic on your left is overshooting the parallel.'"
"At their closest point, the aircraft were about a half-mile apart and within 350 feet of the same altitude, according to data from Flightradar24."
A Republic Airways flight landing at JFK Airport strayed into the flight path of an Air Canada jet, triggering collision alarms. The Republic pilots were warned to correct their approach and subsequently aborted the landing. Both planes circled the airport and landed safely. The FAA is investigating the incident, which is part of a series of recent close calls involving commercial flights, including incidents with Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines.
Read at ABC7 Chicago
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