Audio reveals tense moments as departing, landing planes get close: ‘Who’s cleared to take off?’
Air traffic control audio released this week captures the tense moment an American Eagle pilot was forced to divert from the airport after preparing to land and asking what flights were cleared to take off from the same runway. “Delta 5421, clear for takeoff. Runways 2-8, clear for takeoff,” the pilot of a Delta Connection […]
Planes fly too close together near Syracuse airport in New York, officials say
Two planes appear to have gotten too close to each other while flying near an airport in Syracuse, New York, on Monday. As the Delta Connection plane took off, an American Eagle plane was landing on the same runway. Local media WABC reported the news. The incident happened around 11:50 a.m. near Syracuse Hancock International […]
2 planes appear to be on collision course from distance while flying over Syracuse: video
Federal authorities are investigating after two planes appeared to fly dangerously close to each other over Syracuse on Monday, according to dashcam footage taken from a distance. According to the North Syracuse Police Department and video taken by police, the two planes appeared to be on a collision course to the naked eye around 11:50 […]
Mechanic killed after being sucked into Boeing plane’s engine
An aircraft mechanic was tragically killed after being sucked into the engine of a Boeing passenger jet. Local engineer Abolfazl Amiri was carrying out routine maintenance work at Chabahar Konarak Airport in southern Iran when the accident occurred. The plane’s right wing engine was operated for a test check with its cover flaps open. According […]
First-Time Flier Opens Plane’s Emergency Door While Looking for Bathroom
A novice passenger made a costly mistake at an airport in eastern China when he opened an emergency door on a plane, thinking it was a toilet. Air China Flight 2754 was waiting to take off from Quzhou airport in Zhejiang province on Thursday night when a woman who said she had never flown before […]