Transportation secretary says pilot error played a role in majority of recent plane crashes and close calls
In an interview with NBC News, Sean Duffy said pilots should lose their licenses if they don't follow air traffic controllers' instructions.
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NTSB blames private jet’s crew for near-miss at Chicago airport
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has pinned blame on the near-collision at a Chicago airport ...
What’s a go-around? How the routine maneuver helped a pilot avoid getting too close to another aircraft at Reagan National
While go-arounds can feel jarring to passengers, they are routine, happening more than three times per day on average last ...
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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 ...
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'Kept it very, very calm': Passenger recounts near-collision at Chicago airport
A woman aboard the Southwest Airlines jet that narrowly avoided colliding with a private jet at Chicago's Midway airport ...
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Chicago planes nearly collide on runway
A Southwest Airlines jet and a private plane came too close to colliding on a runway at Chicago's Midway International ...
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American Airlines jet aborts landing at DCA to avoid runway collision
An American Airlines jet aborted a landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., to avoid a collision with another plane on Tuesday morning, aviation officials said.
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 ...
NTSB chairwoman suggests private jet was at fault in close call with Southwest flight
NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said it did not appear air traffic control was responsible for a near-collision at Chicago Midway International Airport.