A charter pilot was cited for taking off without clearance, leading to a near-collision with a JetBlue plane. A charter pilot has been cited by the National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB, for taking off without clearance — and nearly causing a collision with a JetBlue plane in Boston in February. Even so, the charter plane began its takeoff, narrowly missing a JetBlue flight about to land. The takeoff forced a JetBlue flight — that had previously been cleared to land on an intersecting runway — to abort its landing and perform a go-around. The JetBlue plane was an Embraer E90 and seats up to 114 passengers.

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Persons: Alvaro Donado, Donado Organizations: JetBlue, NTSB, FAA, National Transportation Safety Board, Logan International Airport, Embraer, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Locations: Boston, Donado