FAA: Southwest flight to Albany canceled after pilot mistakes taxiway for runway
A Southwest flight bound for Albany began to take off on a taxiway — not the runway — according to a report from the Federal Aviation Administration. An air traffic controller canceled the takeoff ...
Plane almost takes off from taxiway; air traffic control intervenes to avert the mistake
Taxiways are routes used by planes to move on the ground between gates, hangars and runways. Runways are the long, usually ...
A Southwest plane almost took off from a taxiway instead of the runway
The Southwest jet appears to have mistakenly accelerated on a taxiway that runs parallel to Runway 17R, reaching about 70 ...
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Report cites management problems at Albany Airport under CEO who was ousted in shadowy process
An independent accounting firm found inaccuracies with fiscal and management records under the former Albany County Airport ...
Orlando air traffic controller canceled flight leaving from taxiway instead of runway
A Southwest Airlines flight was canceled after it almost took off from the taxiway at the Orlando International Airport. On ...
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Southwest Flight Mistakenly Tries to Take Off From Taxiway
A Southwest Airlines flight nearly took off from a taxiway at Orlando Airport before air traffic controllers intervened.
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Southwest flight from Orlando to Albany almost takes off from taxiway -- rather than runway
(AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway ... Airport were accommodated on another aircraft heading to their destination of Albany, New ...
‘Aviation does not tolerate mistakes’ Southwest Pilot attempts to take off from taxiway from OIA
At first glance, a runway and a taxiway might seem interchangeable, but for a pilot to confuse the two could have ...
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Southwest flight to Albany almost takes off from taxiway — rather than runway — at Florida airport
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight headed for Albany almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic ...