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. On eve of safety summit, FAA investigates another runway close call “An air traffic controller noticed the situation and immediately canceled the takeoff clearance for the United flight,” the FAA said. Kennedy International Airport when air traffic controllers “noticed another aircraft crossing the runway in front of the departing jetliner,” the FAA said in a statement