Three aviation close calls under investigation across US airports
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5 questionsWhat caused the truck to drive in front of the American Airlines plane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport?
Whether the new FAA rule requiring air traffic controllers to actively use radar was applied in the John Wayne Airport incident.
What specific factors led to the close call between the United Airlines flight and the military helicopter near John Wayne Airport?
Why the air traffic controller at Newark Liberty International Airport cleared both the Alaska Airlines and FedEx flights for approaches to intersecting runways simultaneously?
The outcome of the investigations by the FAA, NTSB, and airports into these incidents.
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