‘Uptick’ in aviation incidents; FAA reviewing ‘serious close calls’

Originally Published: 15 MAR 23 13:05 ET

Updated: 15 MAR 23 19:11 ET

By Pete Muntean and Greg Wallace, CNN

(CNN) — Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday cited an “uptick” in recent aviation incidents and called on participants at a Federal Aviation Administration safety summit to help find the “root causes” of the problem.

“We are particularly concerned because we have seen an uptick in serious close calls,” Buttigieg said in his opening remarks, referring to a series of near collisions on runways across the US.

After the rare summit, the FAA said discussions about how to prevent incidents at airports ranged from overstressed pilots and flight attendants

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