. delta 94, cancel takeoff times. tonight, close calls. it would have been catastrophic had a collision taken place. bird strikes. it s really hard to know how long we were going to survive trying to breathe in that. dangerous turbulence. this felt like a roller coaster. it is one of the days you count your blessings. unruly passengers. system meltdowns. we have been delayed three times. there are no more flights today that would get us there on time. america s aviation industry facing headwinds and life and death questions about the safety of passengers and the future of flying. cnn takes you into the air. on the runway and inside the tower to get the answers. flight risk, a cnn prime time special starts right now. good evening. i m kate baldwin. the faa is holding a safety summit to figure out what s happening in america s skies and tonight we re getting answers with a visual in depth look at some of the biggest concerns. we have simulations and fir
but the really close calls have actually come down from a high in 2007. here s one reason. the fa a s data for these types of incursions this year, it only goes through january. yet, the rate that we re seeing this year is concerning. so to understand what we re talking about, let s examine what they mean by near miss. on one hand, there is the official aviation definition of near miss. but on the other, a near miss is already way too close for comfort for anyone. take what happened at new york s jfk airport in january. an american airline was getting ready to depart for london at the same time a delta 737 was getting ready to take off for the dominican republic. keep in mind, this is jfk. there are four runways. on average, this airport handles more than a thousand flights every day. so the american jet was on an active runway meaning takeoffs
. delta 94, cancel takeoff times. tonight, close calls. it would have been catastrophic had a collision taken place. bird strikes. it s really hard to know how long we were going to survive trying to breathe in that. dangerous turbulence. this felt like a roller coaster. it is one of the days you count your blessings. unruly passengers. system meltdowns. we have been delayed three times. there are no more flights today that would get us there on time. america s aviation industry facing headwinds and life and death questions about the safety of passengers and the future of flying. cnn takes you into the air. on the runway and inside the tower to get the answers. flight risk, a cnn prime time