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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United Airlines flight attendants rally at Orlando International Airport as union contract talks continue
United Airlines posted $3.1 billion in profits last year. Flight attendants are asking for their fair share as the face of ...
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‘Guessing somebody wasn’t looking:’ Aviation expert on close call at MCO
A day after a plane nearly took off from a taxiway as opposed to a runway at Orlando International Airport, a local pilot who ...
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Southwest plane nearly takes off from taxiway instead of runway at airport
A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway — rather than a runway — at a central Florida airport on Thursday ...
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"Stop!" Southwest pilots somehow confuse Florida taxiway for runway
How the pilots of a Southwest Airlines flight confused an airport's taxiing strip for a runway is beyond imagination - but ...
Pattersonville woman recalls being on Orlando-Albany flight abruptly stopped before takeoff
Just as a Southwest flight to Albany began accelerating for takeoff at Orlando International Airport Thursday morning, Nanci ...
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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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Local Orlando plane passengers talk taxiway takeoff
A potential disaster in the air has been averted. Passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight from Orlando to Albany say their ...
Southwest plane tries to take off on taxiway instead of runway at Orlando airport
"Southwest is engaged with the NTSB and FAA to understand the circumstances of the event," a spokesperson for the airline said.