Delta 757s In Runway Incursion

The FAA is investigating a runway incursion at JFK involving two Delta Boeing 757s, one of which was reportedly well into its takeoff roll. One aircraft had just arrived from St. Maarten and crossed the active Runway 22R after being told to hold short. A tower controller spotted the errant aircraft and ordered the crew of the other aircraft, which was headed to Bogota, to abort its takeoff at high speed. The two planes were still almost a mile apart when the departing aircraft was able to slow enough to exit the runway on a taxiway. The pilot on the arriving aircraft accepted responsibility, according to a published transcript of the tower tape.


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