Recent plane crashes, including the Air India disaster that killed more than 200 people in June, have led to increased scrutiny of air safety.

It's the second major near miss for Delta in the past week after an airline pilot took evasive action to avoid hitting a B-52 bomber over North Dakota.

Pilots of a Delta Air Lines jet with 144 passengers on board and bound for Atlanta from Mexico City on Monday morning had to slam the brakes on during takeoff to avoid colliding with a jet landing on the same runway.