NTSB Says BizJet Crew’s Clearance Confusion Caused Boston Incursion

Jetblue and Learjet incursion

Video still taken from JetBlue E190 flight deck jump seat shows Learjet 60 crossing the runway without authorization.

Credit: NTSB
A Learjet 60 took off without clearance at Boston Logan International Airport despite the crew’s acknowledgment of instructions to line up and wait (LUAW), forcing a landing JetBlue Embraer E190 to go around as the business jet crossed in front of it, the NTSB found. In the February 2023 incident...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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