India’s AAIB found that a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-200F climbed without authorization and came within less than 1,000ft of a Flydubai Boeing 737 Max 9. Investigators identified message misinterpretation and missing cross-verification procedures as the primary causes behind the airprox event.
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A Caribbean Airlines (BW) flight witnessed a rare mid-air birth during its final descent into New York (JFK), prompting expedited handling by air traffic control.
A sudden walkout strike by air traffic controllers (ATC) forced Barbados to close its airspace for around seven and a half hours on March 7, disrupting multiple international flights.
Two United Airlines flights nearly departed simultaneously at SFO after a controller clearance mix-up on parallel runways, requiring rapid corrective action to maintain safe separation.
A United Express CRJ-700 aborted landing at San Francisco after pilots questioned runway clearance, leading to a sharp ATC exchange before a safe second landing.
A United Airlines flight departing San Francisco briefly questioned standard ATC instructions, underscoring how routine phraseology can still require cockpit clarification.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials denied a safety-driven request to reduce flight arrivals at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) months before a deadly mid-air collision.
Ryanair (FR) chief executive Michael O’Leary said passengers should brace for widespread disruption if French air traffic controllers resume industrial action from late spring.
A tense but professional exchange recently unfolded between a Turkish Airlines (TK) pilot and Muscat International Airport (MCT) air traffic control (ATC) during an approach from Istanbul Airport (IST) on a roughly 4 hour and 30 minute flight.
The federal government shutdown, entering its 36th day, has prompted U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to announce that he will order a 10% reduction in flights at 40 major U.S. airports starting Friday unless Congress strikes a deal.