One Mile at a Time
MARCH 4, 2025
Air traffic controllers have incredibly stressful jobs, and a vast majority of them are true professionals. The air traffic controller received a traffic alert, and to avoid a collision, he instructed the American A321 to turn right as soon as possible, and then to climb, to get the planes off a collision course.
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.
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Aerotime
JANUARY 15, 2025
link] pic.twitter.com/yH6fO1zlf4 — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 14, 2025 Air traffic control based at Phoenix Sky Harbor issued corrective instructions to both flight crews. Another win for TCAS with a close call in Phoenix between a United 737 and Delta A330 over the weekend.
Aerotime
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
The association argued for keeping an additional set of eyes, ears and hands on the flight deck as a safeguard in high-workload situations or in case of crew incapacitation. Only after rigorous testing proved the safety of a two-person crew did ALPA agree to what is now the industry standard: two pilots on the flight deck.
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 27, 2025
He told her he believed that air traffic control wanted them to turn left, toward the east river bank. Turning left would have opened up more space between the helicopter and Flight 5342, which was heading for Runway 33 at an altitude of roughly 300 feet. It was their last communication.
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.
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