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Federal transportation officials say while these near misses are still rare overall, they are also happening more often.

Lawmakers and experts are raising alarms around close calls and near misses at airports across the country.

The nation's top accident investigator says a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports this year is a clear warning sign that aviation is under stress.

With US Senator Tammy Duckworth (Illinois) pronouncement, “Our Nation is Experiencing an Aviation Safety Crisis”, the senator, as Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation, opened a subcommittee hearing titled “Addressing Close Calls to Improve Aviation Safety” earlier today, November 9.

The nation's top accident investigator says a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports this year is a clear warning sign.

A pack of coyotes attacked a local pet dog, which later died from its injuries, Bay Village police reported Wednesday.

If you feel like you’ve heard about more close calls on airport runaways lately, you’re right. Federal transportation officials say while these near misses are still rare overall, they are also happening more often.

A man in a recent video came way to close to a big bull moose—then collapsed in fear when the animal charged.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how close two commercial airliners came to colliding at Portland International Airport in Oregon during heavy rain last Monday.

Archived radio traffic indicates an air traffic controller in Austin was not clear about what the military jet’s pilot intended to do.