Air Canada jet in near miss at U.S. airport
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration reports a near miss incident involving an Air Canada jet at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday.
The FAA said the pilots of a Republic Airways flight took evasive action after the jet missed its intended approach and flew too close to the Air Canada plane.
The Air Canada Express flight, which was coming from Toronto, had been cleared to land on a parallel runway.
Air Canada Express said in an email that the flight crew received a traffic warning notification as well as direction from air traffic controllers and took immediate action.
"Safety is our top priority and our crews are well-trained to deal with many operational situations such as this," it said.
The FAA said the Republic Airways flight also received an onboard alert. The agency said information was preliminary and the investigation was ongoing.
Monday's incident comes after two Canadian pilots were killed when an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport last month.
The pilots were identified as Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the fatal collision, has said the fire truck had been cleared to cross a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport only 20 seconds before the crash.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is also taking part in the U.S.-led investigation.
These incidents have brought into focus the increasing pressures on air traffic controllers in the United States.
The industry has been plagued by shortages of controllers that worsened during recent government shutdowns that forced employees to work without pay.
The FAA noted a separate close call in the United States on Saturday. Two Southwest Airlines planes were forced to take evasive action in Tennessee after an air traffic controller directed one pilot to turn into the path of the other plane.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 22, 2026.
— with files from The Associated Press
By Kelly Geraldine Malone | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.