Two Jets Avoid Midair Collision at JFK Airport

Two passenger jets narrowly avoided a midair collision during approach to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday afternoon, triggering onboard collision alerts and prompting evasive maneuvers by both crews.

The incident involved Republic Airways Flight 4464, operating for American Airlines and cleared to land on runway 31 Left, and Jazz Aviation Flight 554, operating for Air Canada and approaching the parallel runway 31 Right. Around 2:35 p.m., the Republic flight deviated from its intended path, coming within 350 feet vertically and about a half-mile horizontally of the Jazz aircraft, according to preliminary data from flight tracking service Flightradar24.

Air traffic controllers quickly issued warnings. "You are flying through the approach course of runway 31 left. Correct immediately," one controller told the Republic pilots, while another directed the Jazz crew: "Climb and maintain 3,000 feet. The traffic on your left is overshooting the parallel." Both aircraft activated their Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems, issuing the most serious resolution advisories to climb or descend. The crews responded promptly, aborting their landings and performing...