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Watch: Pilot Aborts Landing To Avoid Collision With Another Jet On Runway In Chicago
A major tragedy was averted in the United States after a Southwest Airlines pilot aborted the plane's landing at the last minute to avoid potentially hitting another plane on the runway at Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday morning.
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Watch: Plane Narrowly Misses Man After Wild Crash In US
Another CCTV clip from a different angle showed the aircraft sliding through grass and concrete, seemingly avoiding vehicles in a parking lot and other structures.
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Footballer Emiliano Sala Crash Pilot Lost Control, Flew Too Fast: UK Probe
Footballer Emiliano Sala was killed when the unlicensed pilot of his plane lost control and flew too fast as he tried to avoid bad weather, British aviation investigators said on Friday.
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EU Aviation Agency Warns Against Flying Over Iran After Plane Shot Down
The EU's air safety agency on Saturday advised airlines to avoid flying over Iran, after Tehran admitted mistakenly shooting down a passenger jet, killing 176 people.
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Mumbai Plane Crash: Pilot Saved Many Lives At Cost Of Her Own, Says Ex-Minister Praful Patel
Moments before a small Beechcraft C 90 crashed at a Mumbai suburb this afternoon, the pilot swerved to avoid hitting any residential building, saving many lives, tweeted former aviation minister Praful Patel.
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Vistara, Air Force Planes Had A Close Shave At Chandigarh: Report
A major mishap was averted when an Air Vistara flight was asked to abort its take off at the last moment to avoid crashing into an Indian Air Force plane that was landing on the same runway at the International Airport in Chandigarh.
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Germany Urges Travellers to Avoid Sinai, Contact Travel Operators
Germany's Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged travellers to Egypt to avoid the Sinai Peninsula and, noting suspensions to some airlines' services to Sharm el-Sheikh, urged those affected to contact their tour operators or airlines.
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UAE Carriers Re-Route Flights Over Egypt's Sinai After Russian Crash
United Arab Emirates airlines Emirates, Air Arabia and flydubai said today they were re-routing flights to avoid flying over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where a Russian aircraft carrying 224 passengers crashed on Saturday.
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Taiwan Pilot Hailed as Hero For Steering Away From Skyrises
Taiwan rescuers scoured a river for 12 people still missing from a TransAsia plane crash Thursday as the pilot was hailed as a hero for apparently battling to avoid hitting built-up areas shortly after issuing a "mayday" call.
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AirAsia Crash Probe Focuses on Timing of Request to Climb, Weather
Investigators into the AirAsia flight which crashed into the sea off Indonesia are focusing on the timing of the crew's request to climb to a higher altitude to avoid bad weather as a possible factor behind the tragedy, a source close to the probe said.
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70-Year-Old Pilot Avoids Crowds Before Plane Crashes in Australia
A pilot managed to navigate his falling plane away from crowds before crashing to death on to a house in a southeastern suburb of Melbourne on Tuesday.
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Avoiding Plane Crashes as Air Traffic Doubles
More travellers are flying than ever before, creating a daunting challenge for airlines: keep passengers safe in an ever more crowded airspace.
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MH17 Shot Down: Air India, Jet Airways to Avoid Airspace Over War-Torn Ukraine
Indian carriers, Air India and Jet Airways, will avoid the airspace of war-torn eastern Ukraine following a directive issued to them by the DGCA in the wake of reported shooting down of a Malaysian airliner in which all 295 people on board were killed on Thursday.
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Malaysia's MH17 Shot Down: Many Airlines Decide to Avoid Ukrainian Airspace
A Malaysian Airlines flight with 295 people on board from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was reportedly shot down in rebel-held east Ukraine on Thursday.
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Near-miss after plane taxies onto runway without clearance
An air traffic controller at Boston's Logan International Airport told an incoming flight from New York City to abort its landing after another jet taxied onto the runway without authorisation.
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Watch: Pilot Aborts Landing To Avoid Collision With Another Jet On Runway In Chicago
A major tragedy was averted in the United States after a Southwest Airlines pilot aborted the plane's landing at the last minute to avoid potentially hitting another plane on the runway at Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday morning.
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Watch: Plane Narrowly Misses Man After Wild Crash In US
Another CCTV clip from a different angle showed the aircraft sliding through grass and concrete, seemingly avoiding vehicles in a parking lot and other structures.
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Footballer Emiliano Sala Crash Pilot Lost Control, Flew Too Fast: UK Probe
Footballer Emiliano Sala was killed when the unlicensed pilot of his plane lost control and flew too fast as he tried to avoid bad weather, British aviation investigators said on Friday.
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EU Aviation Agency Warns Against Flying Over Iran After Plane Shot Down
The EU's air safety agency on Saturday advised airlines to avoid flying over Iran, after Tehran admitted mistakenly shooting down a passenger jet, killing 176 people.
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Mumbai Plane Crash: Pilot Saved Many Lives At Cost Of Her Own, Says Ex-Minister Praful Patel
Moments before a small Beechcraft C 90 crashed at a Mumbai suburb this afternoon, the pilot swerved to avoid hitting any residential building, saving many lives, tweeted former aviation minister Praful Patel.
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Vistara, Air Force Planes Had A Close Shave At Chandigarh: Report
A major mishap was averted when an Air Vistara flight was asked to abort its take off at the last moment to avoid crashing into an Indian Air Force plane that was landing on the same runway at the International Airport in Chandigarh.
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Germany Urges Travellers to Avoid Sinai, Contact Travel Operators
Germany's Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged travellers to Egypt to avoid the Sinai Peninsula and, noting suspensions to some airlines' services to Sharm el-Sheikh, urged those affected to contact their tour operators or airlines.
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UAE Carriers Re-Route Flights Over Egypt's Sinai After Russian Crash
United Arab Emirates airlines Emirates, Air Arabia and flydubai said today they were re-routing flights to avoid flying over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where a Russian aircraft carrying 224 passengers crashed on Saturday.
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Taiwan Pilot Hailed as Hero For Steering Away From Skyrises
Taiwan rescuers scoured a river for 12 people still missing from a TransAsia plane crash Thursday as the pilot was hailed as a hero for apparently battling to avoid hitting built-up areas shortly after issuing a "mayday" call.
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AirAsia Crash Probe Focuses on Timing of Request to Climb, Weather
Investigators into the AirAsia flight which crashed into the sea off Indonesia are focusing on the timing of the crew's request to climb to a higher altitude to avoid bad weather as a possible factor behind the tragedy, a source close to the probe said.
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70-Year-Old Pilot Avoids Crowds Before Plane Crashes in Australia
A pilot managed to navigate his falling plane away from crowds before crashing to death on to a house in a southeastern suburb of Melbourne on Tuesday.
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Avoiding Plane Crashes as Air Traffic Doubles
More travellers are flying than ever before, creating a daunting challenge for airlines: keep passengers safe in an ever more crowded airspace.
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MH17 Shot Down: Air India, Jet Airways to Avoid Airspace Over War-Torn Ukraine
Indian carriers, Air India and Jet Airways, will avoid the airspace of war-torn eastern Ukraine following a directive issued to them by the DGCA in the wake of reported shooting down of a Malaysian airliner in which all 295 people on board were killed on Thursday.
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Malaysia's MH17 Shot Down: Many Airlines Decide to Avoid Ukrainian Airspace
A Malaysian Airlines flight with 295 people on board from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was reportedly shot down in rebel-held east Ukraine on Thursday.
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Near-miss after plane taxies onto runway without clearance
An air traffic controller at Boston's Logan International Airport told an incoming flight from New York City to abort its landing after another jet taxied onto the runway without authorisation.
