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☆ Severe turbulence forces Scandinavian Airlines flight to return to Europe, airline says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Paradise Afshar | Caroll Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Miami-bound Scandinavian Airlines flight was forced to return to Europe on Thursday after encountering severe turbulence over Greenland, according to the airline. No severe injuries were reported among passengers or crew on flight SK957, the airline said in a statement to CNN Friday. The plane was rerouted to Copenhagen Airport in Denmark where it will undergo an inspection, according to the airline. A woman who was seated near him did not have her seatbelt on when the turbulence started, according to Solstad. Turbulence is the leading cause of injuries to flight attendants and passengers in nonfatal accidents on commercial airlines, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, but incidents are still rare.

Persons: Sammy Solstad, ” Solstad, “, ”, Solstad, rebooking Organizations: CNN, Airlines, Copenhagen Airport, SAS, Passengers, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: Miami, Europe, Greenland, Copenhagen, Denmark

☆ 5 dead after small jet crashes into vehicle after taking off in suburban Phoenix
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

MESA, Ariz. — A small jet crashed into a vehicle Tuesday after taking off from a suburban Phoenix airport, killing five people, police said. The plane crashed while taking off from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, police there said in a statement. The Honda HA-420 light business jet struck the vehicle outside airport property at 4:40 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Television news video showed what appeared to be a large fire on a road near the airport. The FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board and Mesa authorities will investigate.

Organizations: Falcon Field, Honda, Federal Aviation Administration, Television, Authorities, FAA, National Transportation Safety Board, Mesa Locations: Phoenix, Mesa

☆ Mesa, Arizona, plane crash: 5 killed when small plane crashes through airport fence and hits car
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Five people were killed when a small plane crashed through a fence and hit a car while aborting takeoff at an Arizona airport Tuesday afternoon, officials said. “Preliminary information indicates that the plane impacted the airport perimeter fence and a passenger vehicle during an aborted takeoff,” the NTSB said in an emailed statement to CNN Wednesday morning. Five people were killed in the crash, according to Marrisa Ramirez-Ramos, a spokesperson for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department, who declined to comment further on the deaths. “Five people were on board the plane,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to CNN. The plane crashed through a metal fence and “a few concrete walls,” a witness, Joshua Golabi, told CNN affiliate KPNX.

Persons: Marrisa Ramirez, Ramos, ”, Joshua Golabi, Golabi, ” Golabi, KPNX, “ It’s, CNN’s Sara Finch Organizations: CNN, Honda, Falcon Field, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Mesa Fire, Medical Department, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, KPNX Locations: Arizona, Mesa –, Phoenix

A woman died on Saturday after backing into plane's propeller while trying to take a picture at an airfield in Kansas, officials said. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said the woman was critically injured in the incident and later died at the hospital, according to NBC News affiliate KSNW. The woman was identified by the sheriff's office as 37-year-old Amanda Gallagher of Wichita, Kansas. The sheriff's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News on Monday. The airfield is also the home of Air Capital Drop Zone.

Persons: Amanda Gallagher, KSNW, Gallagher, “, ” Martin Myrtle, Myrtle, Cook, Wichita —, GoFundMe Organizations: NBC News, . Air, Air, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: Kansas, Sedgwick, Wichita , Kansas, Derby, Wichita

A helicopter that crashed into a Houston radio tower Sunday, killing all four people aboard and starting a fire below, was on an air tour flight when the accident occurred, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. The Robinson R44 helicopter struck the tower and crashed at around 7:51 p.m. Sunday, said the NTSB, which is investigating. The helicopter took off from Ellington Airport, which is in Houston, the NTSB said. Multiple people died as a helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston on Sunday. Houston Fire DepartmentThe scene of the helicopter crash Sunday.

Persons: Robinson, Brian Rutt, Jonathan French, ” Organizations: National Transportation Safety, NTSB, Ellington Airport, SBA Communications, . Houston Fire Department, Houston Fire Department SBA Communications Locations: Houston

☆ Deaths reported after helicopter carrying 4 hits radio tower in fiery Houston crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Multiple people died as a helicopter struck a radio tower in Houston on Sunday night and sparked a large fire, authorities said. Police Chief J. Noe Diaz said at a news conference that four people were on board, including a child, and that there were multiple deaths when the private helicopter crashed. The Houston Fire Department initially reported the crash took place in the city's Second Ward neighborhood, where the helicopter appeared to have struck a radio tower before it sparked the fire about 7:54 p.m. local time. At the news conference, fire officials said a blaze spread as far as three blocks before it was stopped. Officials said the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration would investigate.

Persons: J, Noe Diaz, Diaz, Robinson Organizations: Police, Houston Fire Department, National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Houston

☆ Boeing to lay off roughly 10% of its workforce
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Union members are still angry that Boeing demanded they give up their traditional pension plans 10 years ago, when the company was doing well financially. Even with all of its problems, Boeing is likely at no risk of disappearing. If airlines that are Boeing customers cancel their order, they would have to wait five years for a comparable jet from Airbus. Boeing will discontinue that plane once its current orders are completed and delivered to customers in 2027. That plane is built by some of the union members now on strike.

Persons: “, ”, Kelly Ortberg, ” Ortberg, Max, Ortberg, Poor’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety Board, Space Station, International Association of Machinists, IAM, Airbus Locations: New York, United States, underperformance, Washington State

Five people are dead after a small plane crashed on Catalina Island off the California coast on Tuesday, officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday the twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after it departed from Catalina Airport in Avalon at around 8 p.m. A joint search and rescue team comprised of Avalon station deputies, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Avalon Search and Rescue and Avalon City Fire Department members found the plane about a mile west of Catalina Airport, according to the Sheriff's Department's news release. Part of the Channel Islands, Santa Catalina Island is located about 22 miles southwest of Los Angeles. Catalina Island Airport has a single, 3,000-foot-long runway and occupies a 1,602-foot-tall mountaintop at the center of the island.

Organizations: Catalina, Federal Aviation Administration, Beechcraft, Los, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Avalon, Avalon City Fire Department, Catalina Airport, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, Channel Locations: California, Avalon, Los Angeles, Santa Catalina

☆ Flames seen under Frontier Airlines flight as it makes hard landing in Las Vegas
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Sarah Dewberry | Cindy Von Quednow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Frontier Airlines flight seemed to catch fire as it made what officials described as a “hard landing” at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday. The plane “experienced a hard landing where basically tires blew,” airport officials told CNN. Video obtained by CNN shows flames underneath the plane and a trail of smoke after it landed. The Clark County Fire Department responded immediately, and all the passengers and crew were safely transported to the gate area, airport officials added. The National Transportation Safety Board will also investigate the incident, according to a Saturday statement from the agency posted on X.

Persons: Harry Reid Organizations: CNN, Frontier Airlines, Harry Reid International, Federal Aviation Administration, Fire Department, Frontier, FAA, National Transportation Locations: Las Vegas, San Diego, Clark

☆ Boeing's 737 safety mess just got worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has flagged fresh concerns with Boeing's 737 planes, saying that at least 40 airlines outside the US may be operating aircraft with faulty components. The NTSB said that Boeing's 737 flight manual instructs pilots facing a jammed rudder to overpower the system by applying "maximum force." Their Max family has been plagued by safety concerns since the two crashes of its 737 Max jetliners in 2018 and 2019 that killed a total of 346 people. Some bombshell allegations were publicized in a sprawling 204-page report released on June 17 by the Senate subcommittee that investigated Boeing's safety and quality practices. AdvertisementMerle Meyers, a former Boeing quality manager, said that Boeing's manufacturing team regularly tried to retrieve bad parts from a "reclamation" area even after they were thrown out.

Persons: —, Jennifer Homendy, Michael Whitaker, Homendy, Boeing Guy Gratton, Gratton, It's, Max, Max jetliners, Sam Mohawk, Merle Meyers Organizations: Transportation, Boeing, Service, Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, United Airlines Boeing, Max, Newark Liberty International, Collins Aerospace, United Airlines, Cranfield University, Federation Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety, Alaska Airlines, Boeing Boeing Locations: New Jersey, USA, Alaska

☆ Urgent Boeing safety issue isn’t being taken seriously by the FAA, key regulator says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —The head of the National Transportation Safety Board blasted the Federal Aviation Administration, saying the agency is not taking seriously enough the potential for jammed flight controls on some Boeing 737s. In a new letter shared with CNN, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy wrote FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker to say that the regulator failed to act when the pilots of a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX reported that their rudder pedals became stuck when coming in for a landing in Newark, New Jersey on February 6. Last Thursday, the NTSB issued an “urgent” safety warning, saying that some 737s equipped with certain rudder actuators could careen off the runway on landing – the latest black eye for Boeing’s embattled 737 MAX line after a door plug blowout in January and two fatal crashes abroad. “I am disappointed that it does not appear that the FAA has initiated urgent actions to address the risk of jammed rudder controls in the 6 months since our preliminary report on this incident was issued,” Homendy wrote. The FAA said, “we thank the NTSB for the recommendations, and we are taking them seriously.”

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Mike Whitaker, “, ” Homendy, Homendy, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, CNN, United Airlines Boeing, MAX, NTSB, FAA, United Airlines Locations: New York, Newark , New Jersey

☆ Multiple people dead after plane crash at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

MANTEO, N.C. — Multiple people died after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport, the National Park Service said. The crash occurred at 5 p.m. as, according to eyewitnesses, the airplane was trying to land at the airport, the park service said in a news release. The airplane caught fire after the crash, the park service said. The airport is closed until further notice, the park service said. The Wright Brothers National Memorial will be closed Sunday, the park service said.

Organizations: Wright, National Park Service, Hills Fire Department, National Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Wright Brothers Locations: N.C

In a statement, the company said it was no longer operating, extended its condolences to relatives of the victims, and noted it has cooperated with the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board investigations. Neubauer said the testimony gave important insight into the potential motivation in Rush and his company. Peter Girguis, a Harvard University professor and oceanographer who monitored the hearing, told CNN evidence of Rush’s ego-driven approach and heedlessness to repeated safety concerns appears to loom large in the disaster. Specifically, the letter alleged the language on OceanGate’s website was “confusing and misleading” and implied the Titan was “classed,” meaning certified to industry standards. The letter took issue with OceanGate’s decision not to try to get the Titan classified.

Persons: Jason Neubauer, ”, OceanGate, Stockton, Rush, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Neubauer, …, Peter Girguis, “ Stockton, ” Girguis, ” Neubauer, Karl Stanley, Stanley, ” Stanley, “, ” Donald Kramer, Stockton Rush, He’s, Amber Bay, Phil Brooks, OceanGate’s, Brooks, couldn’t, –, William Kohnen, Kohnen, ” Kohnen, ” Rush, CNN’s Dakin Andone, Eric Levenson Organizations: CNN, Coast Guard, Titan, Marine Board, Stockton Rush, Authorities, Atlantic, Marine Board of Investigation, National Transportation Safety, Harvard University, “ Stockton Rush, US Justice Department, National Transportation Safety Board, Justice Department, Stockton, Marine Technology Society, OceanGate Locations: Everett, Washington, English, Honduras, Stockton, Amber, paychecks, OceanGate, ‘, “ Stockton, North Charleston , South Carolina

☆ NTSB issues ‘urgent’ safety warning for some Boeing 737s, including MAX, in latest blow to struggling planemaker
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The National Transportation Safety Board is issuing “urgent safety recommendations” for some Boeing 737s—including the embattled 737 MAX line— warning that critical flight controls could jam. The independent investigative agency is issuing the warning that an actuator attached to the rudder on some 737 NG and 737 MAX airplanes could fail. The warning is the latest black eye for Boeing. The NTSB is recommending that Boeing come up with an alternative solution and warn pilots about the issue. That scrutiny grew after a door plug blew off a 737 Max operated by Alaska Airlines shortly after takeoff on January 5.

Persons: “, ’, ”, Max, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: CNN, Transportation Safety, Boeing, NTSB, United Airlines, FAA, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, US Justice Department Locations: Newark

Engineer Don Kramer is slated to testify as the investigation continues into the implosion of OceanGate's Titan submersible. The Coast Guard opened a public hearing earlier this month that is part of a high level investigation into the cause of the implosion. Coast Guard officials noted at the start of the hearing that the submersible had not been independently reviewed, as is standard practice. Wreckage of the Titan was subsequently found on the ocean floor about 330 yards (300 meters) off the bow of the Titanic, Coast Guard officials said. OceanGate said it has been fully cooperating with the Coast Guard and NTSB investigations since they began.

Persons: Don Kramer, Stockton Rush, David Lochridge, Rush, ” Lochridge, William Kohnen, Bart Kemper, Guillermo Sohnlein, ” Sohnlein, “, OceanGate, Titan Organizations: National Transportation Safety, Coast Guard, Titanic, Stockton, The Coast Guard, Hydrospace, Inc, Kemper Engineering, Rush, Polar, NTSB, Associated Press Locations: Washington, Polar, St, John’s, Newfoundland

☆ Pilot killed in mid-air small plane collision in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A pilot died after two single-engine planes collided mid-air on Sunday in Southern California, officials said. The planes, a single-engine Nanchang CJ-6 and a single-engine Yakovlev Yak-52, collided near Lancaster, in northern Los Angeles County, around 1 p.m. PT on Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. One plane had landed near the intersection 47th Street East and Ave F and the other near 60th Street East and Ave G in Lancaster. The Yak-52 plane is a Soviet-era from 1930 that is owned by Fight’s On! The Nanchang CJ-6 is a Chinese military aircraft from the 1960s used for basic training.

Persons: Nanchang, Yakovlev Organizations: Nanchang CJ, Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles County Fire Department, East, FAA, National Transportation Locations: Southern California, Lancaster, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Lancaster ., Soviet, Fight’s, San Marcos, Nanchang, Chinese

☆ JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after smoke alert in cargo hold
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing in Kansas on Saturday after pilots were alerted to smoke in the cargo hold, but an inspection revealed it was a false alarm, the airline said. The plane descended safely and landed “without incident,” the airline said in a statement. Flight 1189 was traveling from New York to San Diego when the pilot announced that an alert was received for fire or smoke in the cargo hold area, according to passenger Seth Odell. “The pilot came on [the intercom] and let us know that he was seeing an alert for smoke in the cargo bay,” Odell said. Odell said the plane’s pilot told passengers that there was no indication of an actual fire once they had landed.

Persons: Seth Odell, ” Odell, “, Derrick Herzog, Herzog, Odell, suppressant, they’re, ” Organizations: JetBlue, Salina Airport Authority, Salina Fire Department, Salina Fire, National Transportation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Kansas, New York, San Diego, Salina

Seconds after that brief communication, the Titan was “pinged” for the last time, according to the opening presentation of the two-week hearing. Days later, authorities found its wreckage on the floor of the North Atlantic Ocean, several hundred yards from the remains of the Titanic, according to the Marine Board of Investigation, which is the highest level of inquiry by the Coast Guard. Lochridge testified he was supposed to pilot the submersible and objected when Rush decided he wanted to pilot the vessel. Rush made multiple errors during the dive, Lochridge said, including ignoring issues with the current and keeping his distance from the wreck. “It just didn’t seem to me that it had been particularly well-thought-out or executed,” he said of the submersible.

Persons: –, ” Peter Girguis, “, OceanGate, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, ” Chris Roman, it’s, ”, David Lochridge, ” Lochridge, Lochridge, Rush, “ That’s, ” OceanGate, ‘ Don’t, ’ ”, Alfred McLaren, McLaren, Nargeolet, ” Girguis, David Marquet, ’, “ I’m, Renata Rojas, debriefings, Rojas, ” Rojas, Andrea Doria, “ We’re, we’re, you’re, Rojas “, David Lochridge’s, Stockton, CNN Steven Ross, ” Ross, Ross, could’ve, Scott Griffith, Griffith, Patrick Lahey, Fred Hagen, ” Hagen, ” CNN’s Dakin Andone, Alaa Elassar, Cindy Von Quednow Organizations: CNN, Titan, US Coast Guard, Harvard University, Stockton Rush, Marine Board of Investigation, University of Rhode Island’s, School of Oceanography, Coast Guard, Authorities, OceanGate, Guard, National Transportation Safety, US Navy, ”, PlayStation, Rush, Triton, Harvard Locations: Washington, Newfoundland, Canada, Rush, OceanGate, Stockton, Bahamas

The Federal Bureau of Investigation boarded a vessel managed by the same company whose cargo ship caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, according to a statement published Saturday. NBC News has reached out to the owner of the vessel Grace Ocean Private Limited, and its operator, Synergy Marine Group for comment. NBC News has also reached out to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Maryland and U.S. Coast Guard for comment. A spokesperson for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would not comment further on the matter. Six construction workers died when the bridge went crumbling down into the Patapsco River.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, Dali Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Environmental, Division, Coast Guard Investigative Services, Maersk, FBI, NBC, Ocean Private Limited, Synergy Marine Group, Attorney's, U.S . Coast Guard, U.S . Environmental, Agency, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Associated Press, National Transportation Safety, U.S . Justice Department, Grace Ocean Private Limited, Synergy Locations: Maryland, U.S, Singapore, Patapsco, Baltimore

“It was all smoke and mirrors,” he said of the way the company operated. Former employees painted a picture of a company that cut corners in its haste to embark on missions with a poorly designed submersible. “They wanted to be able to qualify a pilot in a day, someone who had never sat in a submersible. The submersible lost contact with its mother ship during its dive to the Titanic on June 18, 2023. When the investigation is complete, the US Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board will each conduct an independent analysis and complete reports, said Jason Neubauer, the chair of the Marine Board of Investigation.

Persons: David Lochridge, OceanGate, ”, Lochridge, – that’s, “, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Jason Neubauer, CNN’s Dakin Andone, Cindy Von Quednow Organizations: CNN, US Coast Guard, Marine Board of, OceanGate, Marine Board of Investigation, Coast Guard, Stockton Rush, National Transportation Locations: Everett , Washington, Newfoundland, Canada

☆ Titan submersible implosion: US Coast Guard hearings begin
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The US Coast Guard on Monday will begin a multi-day hearing to examine the loss of the Titan – the ill-fated submersible authorities said imploded in the North Atlantic Ocean in June 2023, killing all five people aboard during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic. The public hearing will be conducted by the Marine Board of Investigation that was convened within days of the submersible’s disappearance. The MBI – the highest level of inquiry by the Coast Guard – was tasked with reviewing the cause of the tragedy and offering recommendations, including about potential civil penalties and criminal prosecution. The MBI is made up of numerous Coast Guard officials and at least two from the National Transportation Safety Board, according to a list provided by the Coast Guard. When the investigation is complete, the US Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board will each conduct an independent analysis and complete reports, Neubauer said Sunday.

Persons: Coast Guard –, ” Jason Neubauer, “, ”, Neubauer, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, ” Neubauer Organizations: CNN, US Coast Guard, Marine Board of, MBI, Coast Guard, Stockton Rush, OceanGate Expeditions, OceanGate, National Transportation Safety, NASA, Boeing, Department of Justice, Marine Board, Investigation, National Transportation Locations: Newfoundland, Canada, Everett, Washington, North Charleston , South Carolina

An Alaska Airlines plane was forced to abort takeoff at Nashville International Airport in Tennessee after a Southwest Airlines flight was cleared to cross from the same runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Alaska Airlines Flight 369 was headed to Seattle on Thursday morning and had received clearance to take off from air traffic control, the airline said in a statement, when Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 was cleared to cross the end of the same runway, the FAA said. The Alaska pilots had to brake so hard and fast that the tires on their plane blew out, the airline said. Damaged tires on the Alaska Airlines jet at the Nashville, Tenn., airport after takeoff was aborted Thursday. It said it sent another plane to Nashville to take them to Seattle on Thursday night.

Persons: Kyle Forrester Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Nashville International Airport, Southwest Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Alaska, Nashville, National Transportation Safety, Employees Locations: Alaska, Tennessee, Seattle, Tenn, Nashville

☆ Southwest and Alaska Airlines planes nearly collide on Nashville airport runway, spurring FAA investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The crew of Alaska Airlines flight 369 “discontinued their takeoff” at Nashville International Airport around 9:15 a.m. CT when Southwest Airlines flight 2029 “was cleared to cross the end of the same runway,” according to the FAA. The Alaska Airlines flight carrying 176 passengers and six crew members braked so suddenly that the crew “reported blown tires during the braking,” the FAA said. “The Alaska aircraft, on its way to Seattle, had received clearance for takeoff from Air Traffic Control,” Alaska Airlines said in a statement. The incident in Nashville also comes just two days after two Delta Air Lines planes collided as both were taxiing for takeoff from Atlanta’s busy Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The wheels of a plane are seen after a near-collision involving a Southwest Airlines flight and an Alaska Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport Thursday morning.

Persons: “, braked, “ We’re, John F, Kyle Forrester Organizations: CNN, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety, Alaska Airlines, Nashville International Airport, Southwest Airlines, FAA, Alaska, Air Traffic Control, NTSB, Employees, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Hartsfield, Jackson International, New, Syracuse Hancock International, Kennedy International Airport, Nashville, FedEx, Investigators Locations: Nashville, “, Seattle, Syracuse, JFK, Austin , Texas

☆ Tesla Semi fire in California took 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A single-vehicle collision last month involving a Tesla Semi electric truck took 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish and required aircraft to dump fire retardant overhead, according to a preliminary report on Friday from the National Transportation Safety Board. The Tesla truck, driven by an employee, was headed to the company's battery factory in Sparks, Nevada, from a warehouse in Livermore, California, the report said. Tesla CEO Elon Musk first showed off the Semi truck design at an event in November 2017, promising it would come to market in 2020. "Preparation of Semi factory continues and is on track to begin production by end of 2025," Tesla said in its second-quarter earnings report in July. The NTSB report confirmed that Tesla's driver-assistance systems, which are marketed as Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in the U.S., were not "operational" at the time of the Semi collision and fire.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk Organizations: National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, CAL Locations: Lake Tahoe, reigniting, Sparks , Nevada, Livermore , California, Nevada, U.S

☆ Pilots who came within 150 feet of a crash in Austin share how they averted disaster
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Pete Muntean | Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The pilots of a FedEx cargo plane couldn’t see the runway or the airfield at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. On Thursday, another near-miss was added to the list when an Alaska Airlines plane and a Southwest plane nearly collided in Nashville. In some cases, hero pilots such as Bradeen and Carvajal have kept collision courses from turning deadly. But about three miles out from landing, they grew uneasy when an air traffic controller cleared the Southwest flight to take off in front of them. The pilots’ awareness was heightened, but Bradeen said he didn’t realize a collision was imminent until about 100 or 150 feet away.

Persons: they’re, “, ’, Robert Bradeen, CNN’s Pete Muntean, ” Bradeen, Captain Hugo Carvajal, Rob’s –, ‘, ’ ” Carvajal, Carvajal, Hugo Carvajal, Bradeen, they’ve, Hugo, ”, didn’t, Jason Ambrosi, Austin, Jennifer Homendy, we’re Organizations: CNN, FedEx, Bergstrom International, Southwest Airlines, National Transportation Safety, National Transportation, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Boeing, NTSB, FedEx Boeing, Southwest, Air Line Pilots Association, FAA Locations: Austin, Alaska, Nashville, Memphis

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