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Horrifying Near Miss at Boston Logan as Quick-Thinking Delta Air Pilots Go Around to Avoid Landing On Top of American Airlines Boeing 737 (www.paddleyourownkanoo.com)

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The quick-thinking pilots of a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 with 129 passengers and six crew members on board averted catastrophe as it was coming in to land at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on Saturday morning after air traffic controllers cleared an American Airlines to take off in its path.

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[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 hours ago

Communication is a fantastic way to encourage safety. Wut?