 He was able to keep the aircraft from lifting off the runway, allowing it to reach the intersection and pass under the other aircraft as it took off.The two planes passed within an estimated of each other, with the Aer Lingus aircraft flying over the US Airways aircraft.According to the NTSB report, the US Airways flight had already achieved its V1 speed and could no longer safely abort takeoff, therefore the flight crew continued down the runway and lifted off after passing through the intersection.