A US Airways aircraft with 89 people on board taking off from Boston's Logan Airport narrowly missed a truck on the runway Thursday, in an incident described by airport authorities as "serious."
US Airways Flight 27 to Phoenix was taking off at 6:36 am EDT (1036 GMT) when a vehicle driven by an outside contractor working at the airport drove across the runway, airport spokesman Phil Orlandella said.
Airport authorities stripped the driver of his right to drive in the airport. The flight landed safely in Phoenix.
The Boston Globe reported that the plane missed the truck by seconds, quoting an airport official as saying the incident was serious and would be investigated.
(Reuters)
I recall one or two other threads not so long ago about incursions at Boston (edit - looks like I started one of them. No agenda here, honest!). Clearly a place to keep eyes thoroughly peeled.