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System maintenance. >> they no longer have access to the system or another system. >> reporter: the faa is moving to a modernized system by 2025 and for now it is putting in the safeguards to prevent the repeat. >> we are halfway through it in terms of the modernization of the no-tem system. >> can a single screw-up ground air traffic nationwide? >> we are redundancy here, and could i sit here and tell you there could be another failure, no, i cannot, but we are making every effort to modernize ...

Faa are keeping confidential. >> do you have an answer today of why that occurred? >> no, maam, that is an investigation continuing. >> reporter: and now there is a review of the system with industry partners next month to gain plan solutions and dig through the flight data to see if more of the incidents are happening. >> can i styay to the american public that we are safe, yes, we are. can we be better, absolutely, and this is the piece we are working on. >> reporter: and now we have learned a...

These meltdowns, another national ground stop potentially. as you mentioned, theres also these safety issues that are on the table that are being discussed. two near collisions at jfk and austin and this recent incident we learned of a united 777 flight plunging toward the ocean just after takeoff from maui. we dont know why the pilots went into that dive. the faa hasnt said. take a listen to their acting administrator respond to some pointed questions about safety. >> overall, i have a good sen...

What theyre talking about is coming from this sugar high. crashing from this sugar high. this is the ultimate party. you put out 1.9 trillion in the economy did not need. president biden can run on what they call nominal numbers. the numbers look great. lets say gdp is up 5%. hooray! when the average person has less purchasing power in real life, thats why you get the polls that were getting right now. people know something is wrong. the average car payment is $777. that is up -- the spike that ...

And austin, and a united 777 diving toward the ocean after takeoff for hawaii, for reasons the faa and united are keeping confidential. >> im asking if you have an answer today about why this occurred? >> no, maam. that investigation is still ongoing. >> reporter: now the faa is planning a safety review of the agency, including a summit with industry partners next month to game plan solutions, and then dig through flight data to find out if more of these incidents are happening. >> i say to the ...

Modernize and look at the procedures. >> we just learned the ntsb is investigating another incursion, another close call, the third one in recent weeks. this one january 23rd at honolulu international airport where, according to the ntsb, a united 777 crossed a runway and conflicted with a cessna that was trying to land. no damage or injuries were reported. victor and bianna, another example of aviation safety under the microscope. >> gabe cohen, thanks for the reporting. while congressman geo...

First, tell us about this new investigation, gabe, by the national transportation safety board. >> reporter: yeah, so wolf, this latest incursion happened in honolulu january 23rd. heres what the faa is saying. they say that a united 777 crosses a runway despite being told not to by air traffic control, right as a small cargo plane was landing. the two aircraft were a little more than a thousand feet apart, but now the ntsb is investigating. this comes as the acting head of faa was on capitol hi...

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(psst psst) flonase. all good. back now with the terrifying close calls recently involving u.s. airliners with the lives of hundreds of passengers on the line. the ntsb says its looking for anything these events may have in common. heres tom costello. tonight, new details of a serious close call first reported by the air current involving a united flight on december 18th in hawaii. climbing out maui headed for san francisco, the 777 suddenly went into an extreme unexplained dive, more than 7,0...

Gabe cohen has more. >> reporter: a 777 diving towards the ocean just after takeoff. >> it felt like a rollercoaster. >> reporter: rod williams was traveling home with his family. >> you start counting your blessings. you ask, is this the last time you will see your family? >> reporter: the flight takes off from maui, climbs 2,200 feet, and plunges 1,400 feet toward the ocean, falling for 21 seconds, reaching just 775 feet above sea level before abruptly leveling out and ascending once again. th...