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How Do Runway Conflict Alert Systems Work?

Simple Flying

A year ago, Japan Airlines flight 516, a domestic flight from Sapporo to Tokyo , was on its final approach to the capitals Haneda airport shortly after sunset.

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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Midway Near-Collision

AV Web

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has posted its Preliminary Report on the runway incursion and near-collision involving a Flexjet Challenger 350 and a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW).

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NTSB Preliminary Report Details Close Call Between American Airlines And King Air

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On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report highlighting yet another close call between an American Airlines A319 and a Beechcraft King Air at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on May 29. The King Air crew responded noting that they had already landed.

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Arriving in Style

Plane and Pilot

And lets face it, the key to that flawless approach is often a well-planned descent. In the airline world, descent planning and execution receives a lot of attention. These tools help the pilots deal with this busy section of the flight replete with numerous checklists, changing clearances, and traffic. When to Start Down?

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Why Airline Delays Snowball

AV Web

By Myron Nelson Airline schedule “meltdowns” seem to be in the news of late. The issue itself is fundamental to airline operation and could fill an entire tome to address fully. INFRASTRUCTURE Every day up to 50,000 individual airline flights operate in the U.S. airspace system, carrying upward of 3 million passengers.

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Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft?

Air Facts

“The instrument conditions, likely turbulence, and increased workload imposed by beginning the approach phase of the flight presented a situation that was conducive to the development of spatial disorientation and a loss of situational awareness. Communicate sounds self-explanatory, and it mostly is.

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One of the last in the air on 9/11

Air Facts

The Captain determined that I would be the pilot flying our MD-11 home that night After takeoff, we settled into our normal routine getting the oceanic clearance from Tokyo and heading out over the Pacific at 34,000 feet. They’re probably not getting any information from the airline on our status or where we are. ” He was right.