Planes Narrowly Avoid Collision at JFK

0:00It's April 22nd. You're listening to Canada News today, AI-powered local news. Two planes came way too close for comfort, and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday afternoon. An air-Canada express flight from Toronto and an American Airlines regional jet were both lining up to land on parallel runways around 2.30 pm. The American flight veered off its path, putting them just 350 feet apart vertically and about six tenths of a mile sideways at the closest point. Air traffic controllers spotted the issue fast and barged orders to both crews. The American jet kicked off a go-around, climbing back up while the air-Canada plane got told to ascend to 3,000 feet to dodge the drift. Alarms blared in the tower and cockpits, snapping everyone to attention. Pilots handled it like pros, and both flights touched down safely without a scratch. The Federal Aviation Administration jumped in to investigate, confirming the American crew

1:00missed their approach and got too near the other plane. Air Canada praised their team's quick response to the warnings, stressing safety training. This close call hits hard-coming just one month after that fatal runway smash at LaGuardia, with another air-Canada express plane and a fire truck. These are on JFK now, to tighten up those sky-high safeguards.