American Airlines flight aborts Miami takeoff after business jet enters runway

An American Airlines flight bound for Bermuda aborted takeoff at Miami International Airport on Friday after a business jet crossed the active runway, bringing the planes within about a third of a mile of each other. While traffic on the runways was moving by air traffic controller (ATC) commands, a catastrophic accident was averted by alert pilots using visual confirmation in the AA cockpit and not relying on instrumentation. "After receiving clearance, American Airlines flight 308 discontinued