Aerotime

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transport Safety Bureau (NTSB) in the US have launched an investigation following a ground collision involving a Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787 Dreamliner and a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). Aucun bless bord.

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Tail Rudder Air Traffic Control Jet 278

Aerotime

JULY 10, 2024

Footage captured on a police vehicle’s dashcam appeared to show two regional jets almost collide midair in the United States (US). Video shot on July 8, 2024, showed a Delta Connection flight, operated by Endeavour Air, departing Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), New York, shortly after 11:50. This is wild.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Runway Airplanes 278

Simple Flying

JANUARY 30, 2025

As investigators are trying to piece together what may have caused American Airlines flight 5342 to crash into the Potomac River Wednesday night, new details have emerged about air traffic control (ATC) staffing at the time of the incident.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Airlines Airline 122

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 16, 2025

Air traffic controllers at JFK are known for sometimes having an attitude. Specifically, the JetBlue pilot seemed to think that the Ethiopian Airlines jet queuing for takeoff wasnt pulling forward all the way, because the pilots were confused about the correct order. Air traffic controller: Say again?

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Runway Jet 100

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 3, 2025

While air traffic controllers instructed them to maintain vertical separation, that wasnt realistic given the limited departure separation. As you might expect, putting two heavy jets on a near collision course with little ability to deviate isnt ideal. However, that gap narrowed all the way to 0.45

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Cargo 94

One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

An Austrian Airlines jet scheduled to operate a long haul flight ended up right where it started after flying for nearly 10 hours, though the reason for the diversion is especially strange. As the jet flew over the Red Sea and approached Eritrea, it suddenly turned around. The decision was made to return all the way to Vienna.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Approach Airlines 105

AV Web

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Investigators found multiple human errors to be the primary cause of the fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jet and a Japan Coast Guard (JCG) aircraft at Tokyos Haneda Airport earlier this year. The investigation is ongoing. The post Human Error Blamed For Fatal Haneda Airport Collision appeared first on AVweb.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Clearance Jet 111

AV Web

DECEMBER 30, 2024

What appears to have been a potential, maybe incipient runway incursion at LAX was caught on video by Airline Videos, a YouTube channel that livestreams movements at the airport. 27 a Delta Airlines A321 was on the roll on Runway 24 heading for Atlanta. The jet never crossed the runway edge line.” At about 4:20 p.m.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Jet Airplanes 105

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

According to ADS-B data, the Southwest 737 was only feet above the runway surface, and around 1,600 feet short of the intersection where the other jet was taxiing. On the climb out, one of the Southwest pilots can be heard asking the air traffic controller how did that happen?

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Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot Clearance 117

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

A pilot operating Boeing 767s on global routes and a consultant leveraging his extensive aviation and technology expertise, Christian also holds a First-Class Honours degree in Air Transport Operations and a master’s in Blockchain. The British Airline Pilots Association ( BALPA ) has also voiced strong opposition to reduced crew operations.

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Pilot Flight Deck Cockpit Air Traffic Control 278

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

This is the first crash of a US airliner since 2009. American Eagle & helicopter DCA incident night before crash VASAviation has both the air traffic control audio and a visualization of an incident that happened the night of January 28, 2025, just over 24 hours before the fatal crash.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Pilot Approach 91

AV Web

MARCH 26, 2025

Controller hiring; the Washington, D.C. But notably, the interviewer asked pointed questions about general aviation operations mixing with airlines in response to the recent runway incursion at Chicago Midway Airport. midair; and the ever-popular whats up with Boeing were on the agenda.

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Air Traffic Control General Aviation Runway Jet 93

Captain Laura

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This way, the jet you will be taking is usually in position the night before and is available for you in the morning. It is so easy to get dehydrated with coffee, alcohol, heaters, and low jet humidity. Unfortunately, most of the time these situations are due to air traffic control delays caused by weather.

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Weather Air Traffic Control Jet Airlines 105

Aerotime

AUGUST 22, 2024

An emergency was declared on an Air India flight from Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) to Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) in India after a bomb threat was found in the aircraft’s lavatory. The threat was declared at 07:36, local time, after it was reported a few minutes earlier by the crew.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Pilot Airline 266

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

NTSB Investigators know that the Black Hawk was visible on radar screens, but the ADS-B is an advanced surveillance technology that provides more accurate details to air traffic control and other aircraft pilots.

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Air Traffic Control Tail Runway Jet 292

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 21, 2025

A Southwest Airlines jet attempted to take off from a taxiway yesterday, somehow mistaking it for a runway in broad daylight. Orlando Airport map (MCO) According to ADS-B data, the aircraft made it all the way to 70 knots before it rejected its takeoff, after an air traffic controller warned them of what was going on.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Knot Pilot 78

Aerotime

APRIL 29, 2024

The aircraft is subsequently instructed by Los Angeles Air Traffic Control (ATC) to turn right to avoid the previous departing aircraft one mile ahead of them (an Embraer jet) which can be seen climbing straight ahead in the video.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Threshold Descent 278

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

KTVU @SFGate @VASAviation pic.twitter.com/Lqkh5snd8i Hoppinaroundtheworld (@Hopinarndthwrld) February 24, 2025 Fortunately air traffic controllers at SFO got a low altitude alert, and informed the pilots of their concerning altitude. The flight was operated by a five-year-old Airbus A350-900 with the registration code HL8382.

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Approach Knot Air Traffic Control Final Approach 98

Flightworx

MAY 1, 2024

Air traffic control rooms are strategic nerve centres in the aviation industry. Subject to many Hollywood films, and shrouded in mystery, this guide uncovers some of the most intriguing aspects of air traffic control rooms. What do air traffic controllers do? What technology is used?

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Air Traffic Control Transponder Weather Flight Plan 52

Simple Flying

JULY 19, 2024

On July 7th, 2024, Sun Country Airlines Flight 428 got dangerously close to another passenger jet after making a turn that air traffic control (ATC) did not authorize. While the pilot deviation did not result in any

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Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline Jet 81

One Mile at a Time

JULY 20, 2024

Southwest Airlines can’t seem to stay out of the news lately when it comes to concerning safety incidents. Instead, they only increased altitude again after an air traffic controller warned them about a low altitude alert. The plane landed safely in Fort Lauderdale at 7:45PM, after 3hr30min in the air.

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Air Traffic Control Altimeter Runway Weather 141

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 21, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating yet another incident involving a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737. This incident involves Southwest Airlines flight WN4069 from Las Vegas (LAS) to Oklahoma City (OKC), which departed on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Air traffic controller: “Okay, 17R?”

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 123

One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A350 & CRJ-900 have serious incident at Atlanta Airport Shortly after 10AM this morning (Tuesday, September 10, 2024), two jets operating on behalf of Delta had a serious incident at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL). BREAKING : Two Delta Airlines planes collide on runway at Georgia airport.

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Tail Jet Air Traffic Control Clearance 117

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 28, 2024

Southwest Airlines can’t seem to stay out of the news when it comes to concerning incidents lately, from a scary go around in Hawaii , to a dangerously low approach in Oklahoma City , to an inflight Dutch roll. The air traffic control tower at the airport doesn’t open until 5:45AM. This is of course a major safety issue.

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Runway Air Traffic Control NOTAMs Pilot 117

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after air traffic controllers at San Diego International Airport cleared two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s to access the same runway.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Jet Airlines 81

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

When Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared, news sources were suddenly full of incidents and accidents in south-east Asia, even though there was no uptick in accidents in the area. Southwest Airlines flight 2504 was performing a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Omaha, Nebraska to Chicago Midway, Illinois. Dammit, it is.

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Runway Jet Pilot Air Traffic Control 96

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 28, 2025

Air traffic controllers in New York have the reputation for sometimes having a bit of an attitude with pilots, and losing their cool. So heres an interesting interaction, where the opposite is true the pilot loses his cool, while the air traffic controller keeps his calm. Traffics on a mile final.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Runway Clearance 80

Fear of Landing

MARCH 21, 2025

On the 11th of March, the NTSB released an aviation investigation preliminary report on the mid-air collision between PSA Airlines flight 5342 and a Sikorsky UH60L US Army helicopter. Hains Point is a non-compulsory reporting point: pilots are not required to report passing the landmark, but the controller may request that they do so.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Approach Descent 65

AV Web

JUNE 7, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined last year’s near collision between a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 and a FedEx Boeing 767 on an Austin, Texas runway was caused by a lack of critical safety technology and errors made by an air traffic controller.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Jet Airlines 98

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Thats especially true for instrument pilots, where Air Traffic Control sounds like they are running the show, the avionics seem to direct the flight along predefined routes, and the autopilot actually flies the airplane. These categories apply whether youre flying a Cub on a summer evening or a business jet on an RNAV approach.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Flight 232: A Story of Disaster and Survival Laurence Gonzales (2014) Flight 232 by Gonzales pieces together the events and chain of failures surrounding the engine and hydraulics loss of a United Airlines DC-10 in 1989. Grant (2007) Grants history is a sweeping overview of aviations past and present.

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Rudder Pilot Air Traffic Control Cabin Crew 97

One Mile at a Time

MAY 29, 2024

For whatever reason, during its takeoff roll, the jet took up the entire length of the runway, and only rotated meters before the end of the runway. The video footage is pretty dramatic, as you can see that the jet takes off at the “piano keys.” This runway is 6,173 feet (or 1,883 meters) long.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Weather Jet 114

One Mile at a Time

JULY 13, 2024

An American Airlines jet had a pretty dramatic evacuation yesterday, after a passenger’s laptop reportedly caught fire. So not only did passengers evacuate through the jet bridge (which was still connected), but multiple emergency slides were also deployed. Everybody is OK apparently.

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Air Traffic Control Jet Airlines Airline 137

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 21, 2025

Taxiing behind a line of waiting Cessnas and Pipers while a jet or two landed between an endless stream of other trainers performing touch-and-goes cemented my excitement. Do airlines require TSO headsets? The thrill was palpable, but there was one problemI couldn’t understand a word I heard in my headset.

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Pilot General Aviation Cockpit Air Traffic Control 103

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Jet (and turboprop) turbine engines work more efficiently, and burn less fuel, at higher altitudes where the air is less dense. Modern commercial airliners have complicated cabin air conditioning systems , as well as other electrical cabling and pipework that keep all the systems on the aircraft functioning.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 268

Pilot Institute

APRIL 4, 2025

Look up airline pilot positions at job posting sites; youll find that the average requirements are either thousands of flight hours or advanced ratings and certifications. This is great if you want an airline career and a higher-paying job. The Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate is the highest certification you can earn.

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Pilot Checkride Cabin Crew Airplanes 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Also, none of the online Air Traffic Control (ATC) networks (like VATSIM ) work with the Xbox. Mid-Tier: Civilian The Thrustmaster TCA Sidestick replicates the sidestick found in modern Airbus airliners. The Thrustmaster TCA Yoke Boeing Edition is a 1-to-1 replica of a Boeing 787 airliner yoke.

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Rudder Crosswind Pilot Air Traffic Control 96