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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‘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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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.
FAA: Southwest flight to Albany canceled after pilot mistakes taxiway for runway
A Southwest flight bound for Albany from Orlando began to take off from the taxiway rather than the runway Thursday morning, ...
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Southwest Airlines flight almost takes off from taxiway rather than runway at Orlando airport
A Southwest Airlines flight almost took off from a taxiway, rather than a runway, at Orlando International Airport in Florida ...
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Orlando airport stops Southwest Airlines plane trying to take off from taxiway instead of runway
A Southwest Airlines flight was canceled in Florida after the aircraft tried to take off from a taxiway instead of a runway ...