Category: air traffic controller

US Transportation Safety Board Investigates Runway Mixup Involving Air Canada Jet

March 9, 2023
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The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating an incident involving an Air Canada passenger jet departing from a Florida airport. The NTSB announced the investigation in a March 6 post on Twitter, after an apparent air traffic control mixup. On Feb. 16, an Air Canada…

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Passenger With No Flying Experience Lands Plane After Pilot Became Incapacitated

May 11, 2022
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A passenger without any flying experience managed to land a private plane safely at an airport in Florida after the pilot became incapacitated. The unidentified man used the cockpit to make an urgent plea after he realized that the pilot was too ill to handle the controls. He got a response from air traffic controllers…

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