According to FlightRadar24, the planes came within 1,950 feet lateral separation, 275 feet vertical separation while taking off at the same time on parallel runways.

SUNY Schenectady and Federal Aviation Administration Sign Agreement for College to Join Enhanced Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) Program

Boeing staff members are to continue carrying out certain functions at its facilities on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

A host of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees have been departing from the agency recently, according to The Wall Street

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it would extend by three years a program that allows Boeing to perform some tasks on the agency's behalf like inspections, saying the planemaker had made improvements.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it would renew a program that allows Boeing to perform tasks on behalf of the agency for three years. Boeing’s Organization Designation

But when bad weather strikes, or when other issues occur like the tech outages that have been plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport over the past month, air traffic controllers, already stretched thin by understaffing, can sometimes reach the breaking point.

Employee exits could complicate regulatory and air-traffic-control work, according to an internal presentation. The agency said safety-critical functions aren’t affected.

Wall Street Journal reports that more than 1,200 FAA personnel have accepted the White House’s deferred resignation offer.