India, June 25 -- U.S. aviation officials are digging into a handful of recent incidents, including a pilot's medical emergency, a crash landing in Alaska, and a close call between two passenger planes in Boston.
This comes as millions of Americans get ready to travel for the Independence Day holiday. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is gearing up to screen almost 18.7 million travelers from June 30 to July 6.
One of the incidents involved an Air Canada flight from Newark to Halifax that had to divert to Boston when the captain suffered a medical issue.
The first officer managed to land the plane safely, with some passengers and a nurse stepping in to help secure the incapacitated pilot until emergency teams arrived.
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