After ANOTHER near miss at a US airport, how can Americans be sure their air travel will be safe?
'We're just a radio call away from having the biggest air disaster in history': After ANOTHER near-catastrophic near-miss at a US airport, how can Americans be sure their trip to plane will be safe? A FedEx cargo plane landing at Austin-Bergstrom International came within 100 feet of a Southwest Airlines 737 aircraft. This incident follows a similar near miss at John F. Kennedy International on January 13. author-section byline-plain">By
The aviation industry is facing "the biggest disaster in its history" after a near miss between two planes in Austin on Saturday became the second time in less than a month that a catastrophic collision nearly occurred at a US airport.
A FedEx Boeing 767 cargo plane landing at Austin -Bergstrom International approached less than 100 feet from a Southwest Airlines 737 plane taking off from the same runway.
Analysts say the quick thinking of the FedEx pilot prevented a collision.
The incident follows a similar near miss at John F. Kennedy International in New York on Friday, January 13, when a Delta flight was forced to make an emergency stop ence during takeoff as an American Airlines plane crossed the same runway.
Now, after two serious incidents in the In less than a month , industry analysts wonder how near misses of this magnitude could happen at two major US airports – and whether current safety protocols are adequate.
The aviation industry is facing "the biggest disaster in its history" after a near miss between two planes in Austin on Saturday became the second time in less than a month that a catastrophic collision nearly occurred at a US airport.
A FedEx Boeing 767 cargo plane landing at Austin -Bergstrom International approached less than 100 feet from a Southwest Airlines 737 plane taking off from the same runway.
Analysts say the quick thinking of the FedEx pilot prevented a collision.
The incident follows a similar near miss at John F. Kennedy International in New York on Friday, January 13, when a Delta flight was forced to make an emergency stop ence during takeoff as an American Airlines plane crossed the same runway.
Now, after two serious incidents in the In less than a month , industry analysts wonder how near misses of this magnitude could happen at two major US airports – and whether current safety protocols are adequate.
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