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Japan Airlines B737 lines up with runway edge lights, aborts take-off
A Japan Airlines Boeing 737 erroneously lined up with runway edge lights at Tokyo Haneda Airport leading to an aborted ...
Orlando airport stops Southwest Airlines plane trying to take off from taxiway instead of runway
A Southwest Airlines flight was stopped in Florida after the aircraft tried to take off from a taxiway instead of a runway in ...
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Small plane rolls off runway during landing at Ottawa Executive Airport
A small, single-engine plane had a bumpy landing that ended with the aircraft on its roof in Ottawa County on Tuesday morning ...
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 paved, areas of airports specifically meant for takeoffs and landings.
Southwest Flight Halted After Almost Taking Off from Taxiway Instead of Runway in Florida
Southwest Airlines flight 3278 attempted to take off from a taxiway at Orlando International Airport on Thursday, March 20, ...
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A Southwest plane almost took off from a taxiway instead of the runway
A Southwest plane inadvertently started to take off from a taxiway instead of a runway on Thursday. Flight tracking data shows the jet was on a parallel taxiway and reached about 70 knots.
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Southwest plane tries to take off on taxiway instead of runway at Orlando airport
IT WAS SET TO TAKE OFF AROUND 930, BUT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS CANCELED THE TAKEOFF CLEARANCE ONCE THEY REALIZED THE PLANE WAS ON THE TAXIWAY, NOT THE RUNWAY. THIS MORNING, WE’RE HEARING FROM ...