Southwest plane’s near-miss with jet at Chicago Midway Airport may have been caused by sun glare: NTSB probe
Sun glare may have been a contributing factor in the recent near miss involving a Southwest Airlines jet at Chicago Midway ...
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Flexjet pilot unsure of runways before Southwest’s critical Chicago go-around
An NTSB report suggests that a Flexjet pilot was unsure about the identity of runways at MDW before a landing Southwest ...
NTSB Publishes Preliminary Report On Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Runway Incursion At Chicago Airport
The NTSB detailed that the Flexjet pilots mistook runway 13C/31C for runway 13R/31L, with the Southwest Airlines 737-800 ...
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‘They had not recognized it as a runway’: Details of close call at Midway emerge in NTSB report
A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report indicates bright sun and mistaken runways at Midway International ...
'Two pilots from Southwest saved the day,' aviation expert says of close call at Midway
Alert pilots of a Southwest Airlines jet landing Feb. 25 perfectly executed a go-around maneuver with help from air traffic ...
Sunlight partly to blame for near-collision at Midway Airport, NTSB says
A Flexjet pilot taxiing for takeoff Feb. 25 was blinded by sunlight and became disoriented, confusing one runway for another as a Southwest plane was preparing to land, investigators say. The ...
NTSB releases first report on close call between private jet, Southwest plane at Midway
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its first report on a close call at between a private jet and a ...
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Pilots failed to recognise runway before Midway incursion and Southwest 737 go-around: NTSB
The pilots of a Flexjet Bombardier Challenger 350 involved last month in a runway incursion at Chicago Midway International ...
NTSB initial report details moments leading up to near-collision at Midway
A Southwest plane and business jet that nearly collided at Midway last month came within 200 feet of each other, a ...
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Southwest Pilots Hailed for Averting Disaster with Last-Minute Maneuver at Chicago's Midway Airport
Southwest pilots averted a disaster at Midway Airport by executing a last-second go-around when a Flexjet crossed their ...
Confusion due to sun glare may have contributed to Chicago Midway close call, NTSB report says
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on Tuesday on the close call at Chicago Midway ...