Posted on 04/23/2024 5:41:33 PM PDT by george76
Swiss Air flight aborts takeoff from JFK, safely leaves minutes later...
A Swiss Air flight traveling from New York City to Zurich last week had to abort takeoff, averting a "potentially dangerous situation," the airline confirmed.
Flight LX17 from John F. Kennedy Airport left the gate at 4:21 p.m. April 17, according to FlightAware. The aircraft was cleared for takeoff at the same time an air traffic controller on another frequency cleared four other jets to cross the runway, according to audio obtained by NPR.
"Due to the high level of situational awareness and quick reaction of our crew, a potentially dangerous situation was quickly de-escalated," Swiss Air said...
The airline added that the crew of the Airbus A330 reacted professionally and that they regularly undergo simulator training that practices similar situations.
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Similar close calls have been happening at airports across the U.S. Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it planned to investigate a close call involving JetBlue and Southwest aircraft in Washington.
JetBlue Airways told FOX Business flight 1554, which was flying from Washington, D.C., to Boston, had to abort its takeoff because another aircraft had attempted to cross the runway.
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air traffic controller shortage could be contributing to the problem, stating a pause in recruiting since the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many working overtime, and the new retirement age is now 56.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxbusiness.com ...
Didn’t Earn It?
Diversity will set you free....
Travarious and Shekeza in the tower for the first shift of the new job?
Drive yourself, don’t fly
If the airplane maintenance and construction doesn’t crash you, the affirmative action air traffic controllers will
It’s only a matter of time.
Can we say “affirmative action,” kids?
Butt-Pluggs will solve it all
“It’s only a matter of time.”
Ground incursion accidents and near-misses have been occurring since the beginning of aviation.
Most notably was the KLM-Pan Am disaster at Tenerife to deadly crashes at Tokyo, LAX, and Chicago.
So is this the most recent example why DEI is equivalent to DIE? Frequent flyers want to know.
Don’t trust anyone under 60...
How long before the public can hear the air traffic control audio?
Diversity will get you killed every time.
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It’s why the acronym DEI and the word DIE are increasingly connected in the subconscious of frequent flyers. They try to ignore this but it just hangs in there like a recurring nightmare!
DIE with DEI.
True, but have the number of airports and runways increased proportionately with the number of flights since Tenerife in 1977? The whole system is a major disaster waiting to happen. Now just add in DEI…
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