Recent aviation disasters and close calls stoke fears about the safety of flying
Federal officials have been raising concerns about an overtaxed and understaffed air traffic control system for years, ...
Southwest Airlines pilot's fast action averts disaster at Midway Airport: 'Uh, how’d that happen?'
Video shows a Southwest 737 arriving from Omaha executing a go-around Tuesday when a private jet crosses the runway as the first plane prepares to land. A passenger says she wasn't aware of the danger ...
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Southwest 737 and small business jet have 'near collision' at Chicago Midway Airport
Federal authorities are investigating a near-collision at Chicago's Midway airport between a Southwest 737 and a small ...
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Editorial: Why Were U.S. Near-Miss Red Flags Ignored?
The huge loss of lives in the mid-air collision of a commercial airliner and a military helicopter so close to a busy, important airport was a shocking tragedy. The ongoing investigation will ...
After a string of incidents, some flyers are sticking with a surprising carrier: Spirit
People see fewer Spirit mishaps in FAA statements on aviation incidents because there are fewer Spirit flights, Kiernan said.
Southwest Airlines plane aborts landing to avoid collision with private jet at Chicago airport
Footage from a live stream of the airport shows at about 8:50am local time, Southwest Flight 2504, a Boeing 737-800 arriving from Omaha, Nebraska, abruptly pulled up and flew over a FlexJet Challenger ...
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 Nearly Collides With Private Jet In Chicago
A Boeing 737-800, operated by Southwest Airlines, narrowly avoided colliding with a Bombardier business jet at Chicago Midway ...
25-Year-Old American Airlines Boeing 737-800 Returns To Charlotte Due Mechanical Issues
On February 22, an American Airlines flight between Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in North Carolina and ...
American Airlines flight forced to abort landing at Reagan National Airport to avoid another plane
An American Airlines flight arriving at Ronald Reagan National Airport was forced to abort its landing to avoid another ...
American Airlines jet pulls out of DC landing to avoid collision
An American Airlines jet avoided a collision with another plane while preparing to land at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning.
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American Airlines flight from Boston aborts landing at D.C. airport to avoid departing plane
An American Airlines flight from Boston aborted its landing ... Southwest told CBS News that its crew on board the Boeing 737 Max8 performed a "precautionary go-around to avoid a possible conflict ...