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FAA begins probe after United and Delta jets draw near on runway approach

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On approach the United Airlines aircraft was assigned runway 07R and the Delta jet was given clearance to land on runway 08. RELATED Southwest Airlines pauses hiring, most summer internships to cut costs: CNBC The post FAA begins probe after United and Delta jets draw near on runway approach appeared first on AeroTime.

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Gonzaga basketball team jet narrowly avoids collision with Delta flight at LAX 

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A private jet carrying the Gonzaga University mens basketball team nearly collided with another aircraft that was taking off at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Air traffic controllers stopped the Embraer E135 as it was about to cross the runway. The aircraft did not go past the runway edge line. STOP STOP STOP!

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Cessna 525 Citation explodes after overshooting runway in Brazil, killing two

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A Cessna 525 Citation business jet has exploded on a beach in Brazil after overshooting the runway while landing at Gasto Madeira State Airport (UBT) in Ubatuba, So Paulo. The private jet, with registration PR-GFS, departed from the Municipal Airport of Mineiros (SWME) in Mineiros, Gois, Brazil, on the morning of January 9, 2025.

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CEIBA Intercontinental Boeing 737-800 overruns runway in Equatorial Guinea  

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A CEIBA Intercontinental Boeing 737-800 with registration ET-AWR has overrun the runway at Malabo in Equatorial Guinea, sustaining damage but with no injuries sustained by passengers or crew. GCmap.com According to Aviation Herald, the aircraft had completed the flight from Bata and had just touched down on runway 04 at Malabo.

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Azul secures multi-million-dollar financing for 10 E195-E2 jets

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Brazilian low-cost airline Azul Linhas Aéreas has secured a substantial $331 million financing deal from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), facilitating the addition of ten new Embraer E195-E2 jets to its fleet. Earlier, in April 2024, Azul had announced plans to receive 13 new E195-E2 jets by year-end.

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Delta and American Eagle jets appear to almost crash midair near airport: video

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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. Both aircraft were CRJ-900 models.

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Private Jet Blocking Tenerife Runway Causes Significant Delays And Diversions

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Spanish officials confirmed the aircraft has now been removed from the runway at the Tenerife South Airport (TFS), and airport operations are back to normal. A small aircraft landing in Spain's Canary Islands yesterday caused more than twenty flights to be diverted after it accidentally obstructed one of the busiest airports in the region.

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