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☆ UK flight disruption will take 'days' to fix after technical glitch causes travel chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The United Kingdom's air traffic control systems have grounded thousands of flights on one of the busiest travel days of the year. LONDON — A technical glitch which has caused hundreds of U.K. flights to be disrupted could take "days" to fix, causing chaos for passengers during the busy summer travel period. Hundreds of flights were delayed and canceled Monday after a systems failure at the U.K.'s air traffic control services left operators unable to automatically process flight plans. Britain's National Air Traffic Service said several hours later that it had resolved the issue, but warned that it would take time for normal flight schedules to resume. The issue comes during the U.K.'s busy public holiday travel period, with many people returning from summer vacations.

Persons: Juliet Kennedy, Kennedy, Mark Harper, Harper Organizations: LONDON, Air Traffic Service, London's, London Gatwick, BBC Radio, Civil Aviation Authority Locations: Heathrow, Manchester

London CNN —Air passengers across Europe faced delays on Monday on one of the summer’s busiest travel days after the UK’s air traffic control system suffered a “technical issue” resulting in restrictions on flights. “Our priority is always to ensure that every flight in the UK remains safe and we are sincerely sorry for the disruption this is causing. A spokesperson for Manchester Airport, in northern England, told CNN: “We are aware of a nationwide air traffic control issue that is affecting flights in and out of airports across the country. Ireland’s air traffic control service provider AirNav had said that there were “significant delays” to flights traveling within UK airspace on Monday. “Flights between Ireland and UK airports, and flights traveling to or from Ireland that travel through UK airspace are experiencing significant delays,” it said.

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☆ Flights to and from UK impacted by air traffic 'technical issue'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The new remote control tower is seen between traffic cones at London City Airport, Britain, April 29, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Britain's National Air Traffic Service (NATS) was forced to restrict the flow of aircraft on Monday as it works to address a technical issue, it said, with airlines and airports warning of delays and cancellations. "We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety. Engineers are working to find and fix the fault," a spokesperson said, adding that UK airspace was not closed. Earlier Scottish airline Loganair said on social media site X, previously known as Twitter, that there had been a network-wide failure of UK air traffic control computer systems, warning international flights may face delays.

Persons: John Sibley, Loganair, NATS, Kylie MacLellan, Mitch Phillips, Louise Heavens, Jason Neely, Alison Williams Organizations: London City Airport, REUTERS, Air Traffic Service, Engineers, Scottish, London Luton, Birmingham, British Airways, Dublin Airport, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Britain, Budapest

☆ Flights disrupted across UK as air traffic control reports a 'technical issue'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Katrina Bishop | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The U.K.'s air traffic control provider reported a technical issue Monday which saw flights across the country disrupted. "We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety," NATS said in a statement. "Engineers are working to find and fix the fault." NATS clarified that "UK airspace is not closed" after reports on social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. Scottish airline Loganair earlier Monday said on X that there was a "network-wide failure of UK air traffic control computer systems this morning."

Persons: NATS Organizations: Engineers, Twitter, Scottish

☆ U.K. Airports Hit by Flight Delays Over ‘Technical Issue’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The British air traffic control service experienced a “technical issue” on Monday, causing delays to flights and significant disruption to air travel in and out of Britain. “We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety,” the National Air Traffic Service said in a statement. “Engineers are working to find and fix the fault.”The European air control agency, Eurocontrol, reported that Britain was experiencing “a flight data processing system failure” with “very high individual delays.”“Currently there is no indication of when a solution for the failure will be available so no improvements for flights entering U.K. airspace are foreseen in the near future,” the agency added.

Organizations: National Air Traffic Service, “ Engineers Locations: Britain

☆ Explosion likely brought down aircraft purportedly carrying Wagner boss, flight data and video analysis suggest
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Eliza Mackintosh Gianluca Mezzofiore Benjamin Brown Katie Polglase | Eliza Mackintosh | Gianluca Mezzofiore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The person filming the video zooms in as the aircraft spirals downwards out of control, revealing that it is missing a wing. Credit: Ria NovostiCNN has reviewed flight data and videos, and interviewed aviation and explosive experts, to piece together what happened in the minutes leading up to the crash. The analysis suggests that the private aircraft experienced at least one “catastrophic inflight incident” before it dropped out of the sky. According to CNN’s analysis of available flight data, the plane traveled another 30 miles before it crashed. “Even though the aircraft was not transmitting position information, other data like altitude, speed, vertical rate, and autopilot settings were broadcast.

Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Dmitry Utkin, Vladimir Putin, Rosaviatsia, Prigozhin, ” Flightradar24, ”, Steffan Watkins, Markus Schiller, ” Schiller, Schiller, Robert Schmucker, ” Schmucker, Kuzhenkino, Daniel Kwasi Adjekum Organizations: CNN, Ria Novosti CNN, Pentagon, Kremlin, Embraer, Wagner, Planet Labs, NATO, European Union, United Nations, Aviation, Brazilian, RIA Novosti, University of North Locations: Moscow, St . Petersburg, Credit, Belarus, Russia, Belarusian, Kuzhenkino, Tver, Europe, University of North Dakota

☆ US FAA considering stricter rules for high-volume charter flight operators
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it is considering subjecting high-volume charter flight operators to stricter regulations imposed on passenger airlines. Airline unions have opposed the expansion of charter operations. Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson praised the FAA action, calling the charter regulations a "loophole that undermines safety and security rules for commercial aviation." SkyWest (SKYW.O) has sought approval to conduct passenger operations through a separate charter operation and faces strong opposition from unions. Aviation unions and American Airlines (AAL.O) have criticized growing charter operations by air carrier JSX.

Persons: Marco Bello, Sara Nelson, JSX, David Shepardson, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Miami International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, REUTERS, Rights, Airline, Association of Flight, Transportation Security Administration, Transportation Department, SkyWest, Aviation, American Airlines, United Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Thomson Locations: Florida, Miami , Florida, U.S, Dallas, Washington

Russian officials said Ukrainian forces dropped explosives on a Russian village near the border with Ukraine, killing three, and targeted Moscow with drones for a sixth consecutive day on Wednesday. Since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion almost 18 months ago, Ukrainian forces have regularly fired on villages in the region, according to the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov. Two other drones were shot down early Wednesday in suburban districts of the Moscow region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on the messaging app Telegram. Ukrainian officials did not immediately comment on the episodes, as has been their practice on attacks inside Russia. The drone attacks in the Moscow region have not caused injuries or deaths, according to Russian officials.

Persons: Vyacheslav Gladkov, ” “, Vladimir V, Juston Jones, Edward Wong Organizations: U.S, Moscow City, Russian Defense Ministry, U.S . State Department, Ukraine, Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Moscow, Russian, Belgorod, Russia, ” “ Russia, Moscow City, Ukraine’s Odesa

☆ Dangerously close near-miss incidents across the US are a wakeup call to the aviation industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The New York Times cited a shortage of air traffic controllers as a significant factor in the string of close calls. During breakout sessions at the safety summit, officials offered theories like inexperienced first officers and overworked air traffic controllers as contributing to the near-disasters. The Times pointed to the challenges surrounding air traffic controllers, in particular, as a root cause. "Air traffic controllers and pilots all play critical roles." While technology is important, Brickhouse says humans are still essential to aviation safety.

Persons: John F, Billy Nolen, Anna Moneymaker, Tim Arel, Anthony Brickhouse, Kathleen Bangs, Tami Chappell, Austin isn't, Brickhouse Organizations: Federal Aviation Administration, New York Times, Morning, Delta Air Lines Boeing, Kennedy International Airport, American Airlines Boeing, Delta, FedEx Boeing, Southwest Boeing, JetBlue Airways, Times, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Boeing, FAA, Air Traffic Organization, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Delta Air Lines, Hartsfield Jackson, International Airport, REUTERS, Southwest, FedEx, New, JFK, Aviation Locations: Austin , Texas, Denver, Tenerife, Spain, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Austin, New York

☆ US FAA holding runway safety meetings after close call incidents
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Southwest Airlines plane approaches to land at San Diego International Airport as U.S. telecom companies, airlines and the FAA continue to discuss the potential impact of 5G wireless services on aircraft electronics in San Diego, California, U.S., January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will hold runway safety meetings at 90 airports over the next few weeks after a series of troubling close call aviation incidents. On Aug. 12, the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said they were investigating a near collision between a Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) Boeing 737 and a Cessna Citation 560X business jet in San Diego. The NTSB is investigating seven runway incursion events since January, including the San Diego incident. In March, the FAA said it was taking steps to improve its air traffic control operations after near-miss incidents telling employees: "There is no question that we are seeing too many close calls."

Persons: Mike Blake, David Shepardson, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: Southwest Airlines, San Diego International Airport, FAA, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, Boeing, Cessna, NTSB, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, U.S, San Diego

☆ Airline collision close calls are on the rise partly because there's not enough people working the high-paid, high-stress job that prevents them
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Hannah Towey | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Part of that can be chalked up to the air traffic controller labor shortages. A government audit released in June found that 77% of critical air traffic control facilities in the US are staffed below the recommended threshold. Staffing shortages "have placed a tremendous amount of strain on air traffic controllers," Rich Santa, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, said in a statement to Insider. "Air traffic controllers are doing an exemplary job in a very difficult situation, but this is not sustainable." In May, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg told CNN that air traffic control needed 3,000 more workers to be fully staffed.

Persons: Rich Santa, Transportation Pete Buttigieg Organizations: New York Times, Service, Southwest Airlines, FAA, Cessna, Times, NASA, Air, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Transportation, CNN, California TRACON, htowey Locations: Wall, Silicon, San Diego, what's, California, Jacksonville

☆ The close-call moment when an American Airlines pilot had to abruptly yank the plane up 700 feet to avoid colliding with a United flight midair
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An air traffic controller directed a United flight dangerously close to an American plane in July. The American pilot yanked the plane up to avoid a possible collision, The New York Times reported. An American Airlines pilot had to yank his plane upward 700 feet to avoid colliding with a United flight in July, according to an investigation published Monday by The New York Times. The American plane then flew above the potential point of contact, with the United flight passing below shortly after. The Times said the American flight was traveling 500 mph — or about 8.3 miles per minute — when the incident occurred.

Persons: United, Insider's Hannah Towey Organizations: New York Times, The Times, Morning, American Airlines, The New York Times, Times, American, Airbus, United, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: American

☆ Airline close calls have been happening multiple times per week, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On average, there have been multiple airline close calls per week so far this year, the report says. Several of the close calls were linked to mistakes by air traffic controllers, a workforce that's severely understaffedA government audit released in June found that 77% of critical air traffic control facilities in the US are staffed below the recommended threshold. Shaun Best/ReutersClose-call incidents are often the result of human error, such as mistakes made by air traffic controllers and pilots, the investigation found. The US continues to face a shortage of air traffic controllers, with 77% of critical air traffic control facilities in the US staffed below the recommended threshold, according to a government audit released in June. Are you an air traffic controller or training to become one?

Persons: It's, Shaun Best, General Organizations: New York Times, Federal Aviation Administration, Times, Southwest Airlines, FAA, Safety, Reuters, Transportation Department Locations: San Diego

Mistakes by air traffic controllers — stretched thin by a nationwide staffing shortage — have been one major factor. So do the air traffic controllers who scour the skies and manage takeoffs and landings. The number of fully trained air traffic controllers nationwide has fallen 10 percent in the past decade. data and the agency’s most recent “Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan.”Nearly all U.S. air traffic control facilities are understaffed Circles represent 313 air traffic facilities in the United States, including airport towers and larger regional centers. Desiree Rios for The New York TimesPilots, air traffic controllers and federal investigators have warned repeatedly that America’s air safety system is fraying.

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☆ Moscow says warplane damaged in Ukrainian drone attack on airfield
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone targeted a military airfield in Russia's Novgorod region, causing a fire and damaging one warplane, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday. In a separate statement cited by Russian news agencies, the Defence Ministry said a Ukrainian plane-type drone had been shot down over the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine. Drone air strikes deep inside Russia have increased in recent months. One smashed into a building in central Moscow on Friday after Russian air defences shot it down, disrupting air traffic at all civilian airports of the Russian capital. Overnight, Russia's air defence forces also shot down a Ukraine-launched missile over the Crimean peninsula, the Defence Ministry said earlier.

Persons: Gareth Jones, Frances Kerry, Tomasz Janowski Organizations: Russia's Defence, Defence Ministry, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Ukrainian, Russia's Novgorod, Novgorod, Moscow, Russia's, Ukraine, Belgorod, Russia, Crimea

☆ Ukrainian drone damages building in Moscow disrupting air traffic, Russia says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Summary Russian air defences destroy Ukrainian droneDrone smashes into building in central MoscowNo casualties reportedFour Russian airports briefly suspend flightsMOSCOW, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone smashed into a building in central Moscow on Friday after Russian air defences shot it down, disrupting air traffic at all the civilian airports of the Russian capital, Russian officials said. Reuters images showed workers and emergency workers inspecting a damaged roof of a non-residential building which the drone hit. "At about 4 am Moscow time, the Kyiv regime launched another terrorist attack using an unmanned aerial vehicle on objects located in Moscow and the Moscow region," the Russian defence ministry said. [1/5]Investigators work near a damaged roof following a reported Ukrainian drone shot down in Moscow, Russia, August 18, 2023. Drone air strikes deep inside Russia have increased since a drone was destroyed over the Kremlin in early May.

Persons: Sergei Sobyanin, Shamil Zhumatov, Maria Tsvetkova, Lidia Kelly, Mrinmay Dey, Jacqueline Wong, Guy Faulconbridge Organizations: Reuters, Moscow, REUTERS, Rights, Kremlin, Civilian, New York Times, United, Cuban Missile Crisis, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russian, MOSCOW, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Russia, Sheremetyevo, Zhukovsky, Ukraine, United States, Kremlin

☆ Georgia threats, Canada’s wildfires, World Cup fever and what we know about Ukraine's gains
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Ukraine claims gains in its counteroffensive – how significant are they? A whole Canadian city is ordered to evacuate as wildfires rage. And the countdown to the women’s soccer World Cup final – will it be England or Spain? Plus, the spectre of failed property giant Evergrande looms of China’s economic gloom. Visit the for information on our privacy and data protection practices.

Organizations: Apple, Google, Reuters, Reading, Thomson Locations: England, Spain, Moscow, Russia, Canada, Yellowknife, Evergrande, China

☆ 2 passengers traveling from Canada to Egypt sued Air Canada for a 56-hour flight delay and won $740 each in compensation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two passengers won a lawsuit against Air Canada for a 56-hour delay in their three-leg flight. Two passengers from Kelowna, Canada, won a lawsuit against Air Canada for an international flight delay that set them back by 56 hours. The international flight consisted of three legs: Kelowna to Vancouver, Vancouver to London, England, and London to Cairo. Air Canada claimed the flight delay was due to "air traffic control restraints" and a ground delay program — a procedure used for air traffic control — operated by Nav Canada, which oversees the country's air traffic controllers. Air Canada did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, sent outside regular business hours.

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CNN —Russia temporarily shuttered all four major Moscow airports early on Friday morning following an alleged drone strike on the capital city, its civil aviation authority said. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said Friday that Russian air defenses shot down a drone over the capital city overnight. The incident on Friday was the third time in the past month that this district of Moscow has been struck by drone debris. “The Kiev regime launched another terrorist attack using a drone against facilities in Moscow and Moscow region on August 18 at 4:00 Moscow time,” the ministry said in a statement, using the Russian spelling of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Last month, Kyiv said Ukrainian forces carried out a drone strike in Moscow and warned more strikes were to come.

Persons: Sergey Sobyanin, “, Shamil Zhumatov, Mykhailo Fedorov, Volodymyr Zelensky, Rosaviatsiya Organizations: CNN, Russia, Moscow, Russian Defense Ministry, Reuters, Kyiv, Transformation Ministry, “ Army, Drones, Russian Association of Tour Locations: Moscow, Sheremetyevo, Zhukovsky, Expocentre, Ukraine, Kiev, Kyiv, Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, Russia, Reuters Ukraine, Crimea, Ukrainian, Nizhny Novgorod, St, Petersburg, Minsk, Belarus

☆ Private jet crashes into motorbike and car in Malaysia, kills 10
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Hasnoor Hussain | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A small private jet crashed into a motorbike and a car while attempting to land at an airport in the outskirts of Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 10 people dead, officials said on Thursday. The aircraft lost contact with the air traffic control tower and crashed into a motorbike and a car on the highway, he said. "There was no emergency call, the aircraft had been given clearance to land," Hussein Omar said. The CAAM said the flight was operated by Jet Valet Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian private jet services company. Reporting by Mei Mei Chu and Hasnoor Hussain; Editing by Martin Petty and Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Hussein Omar Khan, Hussein Omar, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Norazman Mahmud, CAAM, Jet, Mei Mei Chu, Hasnoor Hussain, Martin Petty, Toby Chopra Organizations: Beechcraft, Subang Air Traffic, Jet, Reuters, Thomson Locations: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian, Kuala Lumpur, Elmina, Selangor, Langkawi, Subang

CNN —At least 10 people have died after a charter plane crashed onto an expressway north of Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. “First contact made by the aircraft with Subang Air Traffic Control Tower was at 2.47 p.m. [local time (2.47 a.m. At 2.51 p.m. local time, the “Control Tower observed smoke originating from the crash site but no mayday call was made by the aircraft,” the statement added. Eight people on board the plane were killed in the crash. Vincent Thian/APThe plane crashed into a car and a motorcycle, each carrying one individual, reported state newspaper Berita Harian, citing Selangor Police Head Hussein Omar Khan.

Persons: Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Vincent Thian, Harian, Hussein Omar Khan, Tengku Ampuan, ” Khan Organizations: CNN, Langkawi International Airport, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Civil Aviation Authority, Subang Air Traffic, Selangor Police, Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Ministry, Transport, Malaysian Locations: Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, Malaysia, Klang

☆ US agencies investigate close call between Southwest plane, Cessna
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A Southwest Airlines check-in area sits empty after Southwest Airlines flights resumed following the lifting of a brief nationwide stoppage caused by an internal technical issue, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. April 18, 2023. The facility’s automated surface surveillance system alerted the controller about the developing situation and the controller directed the Cessna to discontinue landing. A person briefed on the matter said the initial review shows the Cessna passed over the top of the Southwest airplane by about 100 feet. The controller had cleared the FedEx plane to land and the Southwest plane to depart. The NTSB said the airport surface detection equipment issued an alert, and the air traffic controller gave go-around instructions to the JetBlue flight.

Persons: Jim Vondruska, David Shepardson, Andrew Heavens, Matthew Lewis, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Southwest Airlines, U.S . Federal Aviation Authority, FAA, Chicago Midway International, REUTERS, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety, Boeing, Cessna, Daylight, San Diego International, FedEx, Southwest Boeing, Lear, JetBlue, NTSB, JetBlue Embraer, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, U.S, San Diego, San Jose, Austin , Texas, Boston, Washington

☆ Near miss between private jet and Southwest flight sparks investigations, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A near miss between a Southwest Airlines flight and a private jet has kickstarted two investigations. A Cessna jet was cleared to land on the same runway where a Southwest plane was taking off, per Reuters. A near miss between a Southwest Airlines flight and a private jet where the two planes came within 100 feet of one another on a San Diego runway has sparked investigations from two US authorities. The pilot captaining the Cessna jet aborted the landing after receiving an alert from the plane's surface surveillance system, the FAA said. The Cessna jet passed over Southwest's Boeing 737 by around 100 feet, Reuters reported, citing a source briefed on the matter.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Cessna, Reuters, Morning, Federal Aviation Authority, FAA, National Transportation, San Diego International Airport, Boeing, NTSB, Southwest, Transport Locations: San Diego

☆ US FAA investigates near collision between Southwest plane, Cessna
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Southwest Airlines check-in area sits empty after Southwest Airlines flights resumed following the lifting of a brief nationwide stoppage caused by an internal technical issue, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Jim VondruskaAug 12 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Saturday it is investigating a near collision between a Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) Boeing 737 and a Cessna Citation business jet in San Diego, the latest in a series of troubling U.S. aviation incidents. The facility’s automated surface surveillance system alerted the controller about the developing situation and the controller directed the Cessna to discontinue landing. A person briefed on the matter said the initial review shows the Cessna passed over the top of the Southwest airplane by about 100 feet. The controller had cleared the FedEx plane to land and the Southwest plane to depart.

Persons: Jim Vondruska, David Shepardson, Andrew Heavens, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Southwest Airlines, U.S . Federal Aviation Authority, FAA, Chicago Midway International, REUTERS, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, Cessna Citation, San Diego International, Cessna, National Transportation Safety, FedEx, Southwest Boeing, Lear, JetBlue, NTSB, JetBlue Embraer, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, U.S, San Diego, San Jose, Austin , Texas, Boston, Washington

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