Category: runway

Planes in Florida Close Call Were Cleared to Use Same Runway

March 16, 2023
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Federal investigators say an air traffic controller cleared a plane to take off from Sarasota, Florida, while an American Airlines jet was making its final approach to the same runway last month, leading the American pilots to abandon their landing. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that the American and Air Canada Rouge planes…

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JetBlue Pilot Landing in Boston Averts Potential Collision

March 1, 2023
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BOSTON—A JetBlue pilot had to take “evasive action” while landing at Boston’s Logan International Airport when another aircraft crossed an intersecting runway, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. The close call occurred at about 7 p.m. Monday when the pilot of a Learjet 60 took off without clearance as a JetBlue flight was preparing to…

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Korean Air Plane Overruns Philippine Runway, 173 People Safe

October 24, 2022
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MANILA, Philippines — A Korean Air plane overshot the runway while landing in bad weather in the central Philippines late Sunday, but authorities said all 173 people on board were safe. The airport on Mactan Island in Cebu province was closed indefinitely due to the stalled aircraft, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said….

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Plane Blows Tires on LAX Runway Following Landing Gear Failure

November 30, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—An Air Canada plane blew two tires and had to be towed from a runway at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Nov. 29. The plane, carrying 73 passengers, landed after the pilots believed they were leaking fuel and came to a rest on Runway 24 after its left landing gear failed, KCAL9 reported about…

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