Why Taking Off From A Taxiway Could End In Disaster
Taking off or landing from a taxiway risks catastrophic collision like what remains the deadliest accident in history.
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 Nearly Takes Off From Taxiway In Orlando
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 nearly departed from a taxiway at Orlando International Airport (MCO) on Thursday, March 20th. The incident occurred amid a busy morning at the airport, with Spring ...
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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 ...
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Southwest plane nearly takes off from taxiway instead of runway at airport
No injuries were reported, and passengers departing Orlando International Airport were accommodated on another aircraft ... had been cleared for takeoff and initiated a takeoff roll on a taxiway after ...
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Southwest plane tries to take off on taxiway
Air traffic controllers stopped a potential disaster yesterday at the Orlando International Airport (MCO), when a Southwest ...
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Southwest plane tries to take off on taxiway instead of runway at Orlando airport
WELL, IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A PILOT FOR A MAJOR AIRLINE COULD MISTAKE A RUNWAY FOR A TAXIWAY, BUT IT HAPPENED. AND IT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THURSDAY MORNING.
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Local Orlando plane passengers talk taxiway takeoff
Hands on the seat ahead of us.” According to Southwest Airlines, “Flight 3278 stopped safely on a taxiway at Orlando International Airport after the Crew mistook the surface for the nearby runway.