An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max aborted a takeoff at Nashville International Airport on Thursday to avoid hitting a Southwest flight that had mistakenly been given clearance to taxi across the runway.

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 suffered blown tires after its pilots aborted take-off from Nashville on 12 September due to a Southwest Airlines 737 crossing the same runway.

Southwest Airlines continues to endure a challenging year. The Dallas-based airline has seen a board overhaul, federal scrutiny and lawsuits, along with some tense moments in the sky. Add to that a near collision with another plane.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are probing a near-collision between two planes at Nashville International Airport Thursday morning — the latest close call involving commercial flights.

Two planes narrowly avoided a disaster on the tarmac at Nashville International Airport Thursday morning, according to authorities. Alaska Airlines 369 blew out its tires in an effort to avoid colliding with Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 on the runway at about 9:15 a.

A series of close calls, or “runway incursions,” in the last two years raised concern about the safety of U.S. air travel.

Pilots of an Alaska Airlines jet aborted a takeoff in Nashville to avoid a possible collision with a Southwest Airlines plane.

This Alaska Airlines plane aborted its flight to avoid a collision with a Southwest Airlines jet at the Nashville International Airport on Sept. 12. The plane's sudden stop flattened its tires.

Alaska Airlines Flight 369 had reached 119 miles per hour on its takeoff roll before aborting to avoid a potential collision.