{"id":8508,"date":"2026-06-03T20:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo5.dedicatedhost247.com\/zexo\/faa-investigates-close-call-between-jetblue-plane-and-aircraft-near-fort-lauderdale-airport\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:06:28","slug":"faa-investigates-close-call-between-jetblue-plane-and-aircraft-near-fort-lauderdale-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo5.dedicatedhost247.com\/zexo\/faa-investigates-close-call-between-jetblue-plane-and-aircraft-near-fort-lauderdale-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"FAA investigates close call between JetBlue plane and aircraft near Fort Lauderdale Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-24373b\" class=\"body-graf\">The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a midair scare involving a JetBlue plane and another aircraft near Florida\u2019s Fort Lauderdale Airport, the agency said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"styles_subscriptionCTA__LOUeY\" id=\"subscriptionCTA\" type=\"button\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_textWrapper__vxvko\">\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB styles_textLarge__qlzwu\">Subscribe to read this story ad-free    <\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB\">Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/rockcms\/2026-01\/arrow-f55fa5.svg\" alt=\"arrow\" class=\"styles_arrow__tnruW\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-606ca0\" class=\"body-graf\">The incident occurred early Monday evening as JetBlue Flight 1256 originated in Ecuador approached the airport, the FAA said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-14ffb0\" class=\"body-graf\">At about 6:15 p.m. local time, the JetBlue plane received an onboard alert warning about a nearby aircraft that was \u201cnot in communications with air traffic control,\u201d the FAA said in a statement to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-ef06f9\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThat guy\u2019s insane,\u201d the air traffic controller said after the JetBlue pilot successfully navigated away from the other aircraft and avoided a potential collision, according to air traffic control audio.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-afc237\" class=\"body-graf\">The JetBlue plane landed safely in Florida\u2019s third-busiest airport after \u201crequired separation was maintained\u201d between the two aircraft, according to the FAA. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-524abb\" class=\"body-graf\">JetBlue did not immediately comment on the incident when contacted by NBC News on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-84cb78\" class=\"body-graf\">The incident comes amid heightened concerns over aviation safety as the industry grapples with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalacademies.org\/news\/actions-from-federal-government-needed-to-alleviate-air-traffic-controller-staffing-shortages-at-many-facilities-says-new-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yearslong chronic shortage of air traffic controllers.<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-29f704\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/two-southwest-airlines-planes-came-dangerously-close-nashville-take-ev-rcna341155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most close-call incidents involve small planes<\/a> that lack robust alert systems, close calls involving commercial aircrafts have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/31\/us\/plane-crash-near-misses-airlines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gained more attention in recent years<\/a>, especially after the midair collision that killed 67 people in Washington, D.C., in January 2025. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a midair scare involving a JetBlue plane and another aircraft near Florida\u2019s Fort Lauderdale Airport, the agency said Tuesday. 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