Air Traffic Control Airlines Flight Deck 
Aerotime
JANUARY 15, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun an investigation into a midair incident involving a United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER and a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300. On approach the United Airlines aircraft was assigned runway 07R and the Delta jet was given clearance to land on runway 08.
Aerotime
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
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One Mile at a Time
MAY 15, 2025
Lufthansa pilot became incapacitated while alone in flight deck On February 17, 2024, a Lufthansa Airbus A321 with 205 people onboard operated flight LH1140 from Frankfurt (FRA) to Seville (SVQ), and had to divert to Madrid (MAD). The crew informed air traffic control that the first officer wasnt feeling well.
One Mile at a Time
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
On the climb out, one of the Southwest pilots can be heard asking the air traffic controller how did that happen? The controller doesnt respond to that, but advises the Southwest flight to switch frequencies (which is fair, since the priority is on safety, and everything else can be discussed later).
One Mile at a Time
APRIL 30, 2025
Furthermore, there was a pilot from Bhutans national airline, Drukair, monitoring them and providing assistance in the flight deck. Im guessing they didnt get too much attitude or too many holding patterns from air traffic controllers along the way, and in Thailand.
One Mile at a Time
APRIL 21, 2025
The crew made the decision to reject the takeoff due to an alarm that went off in the flight deck, and briefly stopped on the runway. The air traffic controller cleared the jet to vacate the runway, and then taxi via taxiways C and A.
One Mile at a Time
APRIL 3, 2025
For the final segment of our royal visit to Versailles , I flew United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 first class on the 2hr20min flight from Washington (IAD) to Miami (MIA). I booked this flight because it was the most convenient way to get home, but I was excited about this because it would be my first flight with Uniteds new interiors.
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