The pilots of an Etihad Boeing 787 seemingly didn’t process the instructions they read back to air traffic control, and that caused a go around for another aircraft. Kudos to the air traffic controller, and you’ve also gotta love the golden retriever-esque Republic Airways pilot…

Etihad Boeing 787 taxies onto runway without permission

The pilot reactions here are sort of funny

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Etihad Boeing 787 taxies onto runway without permission

YouTube channel You can see ATC has the air traffic control audio and a visualization of an event that happened at Boston Logan Airport (BOS) on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Etihad flight EY7 was operated by a Boeing 787-9, and had just landed from Abu Dhabi (AUH). The pilots were instructed to taxi via R and N, and to hold short of runway 4L. Those instructions were correctly read back.

However, when the plane actually approached runway 22R/4L (which was the runway being used for landings), it just continued across it, rather than stopping.…