Transportation secretary says pilot error played a role in majority of recent plane crashes and close calls
Pilot error played a role in most of the high-profile plane crashes and close calls in the last few weeks, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
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Pilot discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington National
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — An American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing, performing a go-around at an air traffic controller’s instruction to ...
Pilots earn praise for averting near collision disaster at Midway Airport
The pilots of a Tuesday Southwest Airlines plane who aborted landing to avoid a potential collision with another aircraft have earned the praise of other commercial airline pilots and the ...
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Video of the Day: Near collision between Southwest plane and private jet
Southwest Airlines Flight 2504 avoided a near collision at Chicago Midway International Airport, thanks to the quick actions of its two pilots. A Bombardier Challenger 350 private jet entered the ...
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Southwest passengers talk about ‘close call’ flight at Chicago airport
Emily Novak and her friend were two of the passengers on the plane when the close call took place, saying they had "no idea ...
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Southwest jet trying to land at Chicago Midway Airport nearly collides with a private plane on the runway
(CNN) — A Southwest Airlines plane had a close call with a private jet that entered a runway without authorization Tuesday ...
American Airlines flight does go-around maneuver, aborting initial landing at Reagan National
An American Airlines flight trying to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday had to do a go-around ...
Southwest flight abruptly rises to avoid another plane crossing runway
The Federal Aviation Administration says the second plane, a business jet, entered the runway without authorization.
Southwest Airlines pilot's fast action averts disaster at Midway Airport: 'Uh, how’d that happen?'
Video shows a Southwest 737 arriving from Omaha executing a go-around Tuesday when a private jet crosses the runway as the first plane prepares to land. A passenger says she wasn't aware of the danger ...
American Airlines flight aborts landing at DC’s Reagan Airport...
An American Airlines flight was forced to abort its landing at Washington DC’s Ronald Reagan National Airport to avoid a ...
Private jet crew blamed for near-crash with Southwest plane at Chicago Midway Airport
Southwest Flight 2504 performed a precautionary "go-around" to avoid hitting a private jet that entered the runway "without ...
American Airlines flight from Boston aborts landing at D.C. airport to avoid departing plane
An American Airlines flight from Boston aborted its landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Tuesday morning to avoid another plane that was taking off on the same runway, authorities ...