Tag: Air Traffic Control
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United Airlines Flight Carrying 111 People Nearly Hits Drone While Landing in New Jersey
Close Call in the Skies Over New Jersey. A United Airlines Boeing 737 operating Flight UA1513 from Key West, Florida, to Newark Liberty International Airport narrowly avoided what the flight crew described as a drone during its final approach on Friday. According to air traffic control audio, the pilot reported, “We almost hit a drone,”…
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Air India Flight From Delhi To Amritsar Briefly Entered Pakistani Airspace Near Attari For Under Two Minutes During A Go-Around
An Air India flight from Delhi to Amritsar briefly entered Pakistani airspace while carrying out a go-around during its landing approach at Amritsar airport on June 22, the airline confirmed on Wednesday, adding that the incident has been reported to aviation regulator DGCA and is under internal investigation. Flight AI479 marginally crossed the international border…
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FAA Awards $875 Million Contract To Modernize U.S. Flight Scheduling And Reduce Delays
In one of the most significant air traffic modernization efforts in recent years, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded an $875 million, 12-year contract to Air Space Intelligence (ASI) to develop a new flight management platform designed to reduce delays, improve efficiency, and better manage growing air traffic demand across the United States.…
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FAA Awards $875 Million Contract To Modernize U.S. Flight Scheduling And Reduce Delays
In one of the most significant air traffic modernization efforts in recent years, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded an $875 million, 12-year contract to Air Space Intelligence (ASI) to develop a new flight management platform designed to reduce delays, improve efficiency, and better manage growing air traffic demand across the United States.…
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Close Call Between Delta And American Aircraft At Intersecting Runways Of Boston Logan International Airport – Delta Pilot Performs Evasive Go-Around
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between two commercial flights at Boston Logan International Airport on Saturday morning. The pilots of Delta Air Lines Flight 2351 aborted their approach for landing around 11:30 a.m. as American Airlines Flight 3161 was accelerating for takeoff on an intersecting runway. Delta pilots performed an evasive…
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The New York Knicks’ Championship Party Didn’t Stop When They Left The Court – It Continued At 35,000 Feet
After ending a 53-year NBA title drought, the Knicks boarded their Delta charter flight home from San Antonio, where the celebrations got so wild that the pilot jokingly told air traffic controllers, “The plane’s rocking.” The controllers, clearly lifelong fans themselves, congratulated the team over the radio, saying New York’s air traffic facilities were running…
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Hungary Scrambles Fighter Jets After Israeli Arkia Passenger Plane Fails To Contact Ground Control
Hungarian fighter jets were scrambled to intercept an Israeli passenger jet that failed to contact local air traffic control on Thursday. The Arkia flight, which flew from Tel Aviv to Prague, triggered NATO’s “highest level of alert” after crossing into Hungarian airspace. Two Gripen fighter jets were scrambled to make contact with the Israeli Airbus…
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FAA Investigating Close Call Between Flight School Plane And JetBlue Passenger Jet Near Fort Lauderdale
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between a flight school-owned Beechcraft 76 plane and a JetBlue Airways passenger jet that came within 500 feet of one another on Monday. The close call happened around 6:15 p.m. near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as JetBlue Flight 1256 was approaching for landing. JetBlue pilots received…
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Southwest Flight & Small Plane Flew Too Close At JWA – Resulting In Southwest’s Go Around
The pilot of a Southwest flight from Phoenix to John Wayne Airport initiated a safety maneuver after telling the tower that the pilot of a smaller airplane flew close to the commercial jet on Wednesday night, May 13, according to air traffic communications. A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that the…
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