Southwest Airlines pilot mistakes taxiway for runway
A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway -- rather than a runway -- at a central Florida airport on Thursday before an air traffic controller stopped the plane, officials said.
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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 plane began taking off on a taxiway, forcing them to stop.
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Air traffic controller stops Southwest pilots from mistakenly taking off on taxiway
The aircraft’s top speed was about 80 mph, according to flight data tracker FlightRadar24. Airplanes typically travel about ...
Southwest plane tries to take off on taxiway instead of runway at Orlando airport
When the plane started to accelerate on the parallel taxiway instead of the runway, an air traffic controller canceled the ...
Southwest flight takeoff canceled after crew mistook Orlando taxiway for runway
A Southwest Airlines flight aborted takeoff at Orlando airport on Thursday after it mistakenly began to depart on a taxiway ...
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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 ...