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>>. >> 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 passenger...

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 tim...

Some of the first runway incursions that we have been talking about for several weeks now. when you look at it all, are you seeing a broader trend at play? >> there is certainly an uptick on the hunrunway incursions. we're already investigating six. >> is -- is there a through line? is there -- everyone wants to know that there is -- it would -- it would feel good to know that there is one thing that can be fixed that would make it stop. >> well, i think a great example is what happened at jfk. the technology had notified the controller there was about to be a collision on the runway. and they...

Following the recent news of near plane collisions and severe turbulence, CNN's Kate Bolduan takes an in-depth look at the troubles in America's aviation...

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 first-hand accounts. the cnn transportation correspondent takes up into the plane. and captain sully takes inside a flight simulator. first let's start with all of these near collisions. we're seeing far too many close calls on u.s. runways. the hard numbers, though, they can be confusing. over the last two decades, the number of what...