Two Air Canada planes missed colliding at Toronto Pearson after the flight crew of a Boeing 777 and air traffic control missed a radio call saying another plane was still on the runway, a report says.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released a report on Tuesday into the March 7, 2020 incident which the Board described as a “runway incursion and risk of collision” at Toronto Pearson.
According to the TSB report, an Air Canada Embraer 190 was taking off from Runway 06L just before 9:50 a.m. The plane, headed for Denver, was carrying 83 passengers and four crew members.
As the plane was taking off, an Air Canada Boeing 777 was instructed to line up on the same runway. On board the plane, which was going to Halifax, were 345 passengers and 14 crew members.
“As the Embraer 190 was accelerating on its take-off roll, it struck a bird,” the TSB said. “The flight crew initiated a rejected takeoff and made a radio call to report that they were…
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