New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- An Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner crossed an active runway at Boston Logan International Airport on October 15 despite its pilots acknowledging instructions to hold short, prompting air traffic controllers to order an approaching regional jet to perform a go-around, according to a reports.

The incident involved Etihad flight EY7, arriving from Abu Dhabi, and Delta Connection flight DL5739, operated by Republic Airways using an Embraer E175. The Etihad aircraft's runway crossing forced the approaching regional jet to abandon its landing attempt on runway 4L and circle back for another approach.

According to reports by Simple Flying and flight-tracking information, the incident occurred as the Etihad aircraft...