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NTSB investigates near collision at O'Hare

By JOAN LOWY

Published: Jul 23, 2008

The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday it is investigating a near collision of airborne planes at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport - the third such incident at a major airport this month.

The board said in a statement that the latest incident occurred at 1:47 p.m. EDT Monday as American Eagle Flight 4298 was taking off on one runway and a private Learjet was arriving on another, perpendicular runway.

When air traffic controllers realized the planes' flight paths intersected and the jets were about to collide, they ordered the Learjet to abort its landing and fly around the airport again. The American Eagle ERJ-145, a regional jet, was instructed to stay low on departure.

The board said the Learjet passed "325 feet above and slightly behind" the departing the American Eagle jet. More

Jul 23, 2008

• Tourism travails: summer fun faces uncertain times

The sign outside the Aquarius motel reads: "Spend a night, Not a paycheck," but some Midwest travelers have canceled reservations and other visitors stay fewer nights. On the nation's opposite coast, vacationers in Oregon worried about $4 gas splurge less on meals and skip the frills on getaways.

Jul 23, 2008

• Airlines think cutbacks could bring back profits

New travel fees mean hundreds of millions of dollars a year for beleaguered airlines, and executives say they need them more than ever as fuel costs continue to suck profits out of the industry. Plane tickets, it seems, now come with only the bare bones promise of getting from Point A to Point B.

Jul 19, 2008

• Plane overshoots O'Hare runway; 1 injured

A Mexicana Airlines flight overshot a runway while landing at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Friday night and struck a safety barrier, injuring a flight attendant, authorities said.

Jul 17, 2008

• Luxury without gambling: Atlantic City's next wave

One has a salt-water spa, two celebrity chef restaurants, twice daily maid visits, 330 rooms and zero slot machines.

Jul 16, 2008

• US unveils new rule on airplane fuel tanks

A device to prevent airplane fuel tanks from exploding must be installed on certain passenger jets and cargo planes, federal officials said Wednesday, 12 years after such an explosion destroyed TWA Flight 800, killing all 230 people aboard.

Jul 15, 2008

• Lawmakers seek separation for FAA, airlines

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at ending the Federal Aviation Administration's sometimes cozy relationship with the airline industry and reversing purported complacency on safety oversight.

Jul 12, 2008

• 2nd near collision occurs at JFK airport in week

Two airborne planes - one landing and the other taking off - came within a half-mile of colliding at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday in the second such incident at the airport in a week, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Jul 10, 2008

• Congress tries to ease restrictions on Cuba travel

Democrats controlling Congress are trying to loosen restrictions on allowing people of Cuban descent to visit their relatives on the island.