WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday it is opening an investigation into a near-miss incident between two passenger jetliners at Boston Logan airport.

The crew of a Delta Air Lines DAL.N Airbus A319 on Saturday performed a go-around as an American Airlines AAL.O Boeing 737-800 was departing from an intersecting runway, said the Federal Aviation Administration, which is also investigating.

Senator Jerry Moran, a Republican who chairs an aviation subcommittee, is holding a hearing on close calls in aviation and cited the incident. "It is critical that we address the challenges facing our aviation system and improve the procedures and technologies that keep the flying public safe," Moran said.