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FAA begins probe after United and Delta jets draw near on runway approach

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On approach the United Airlines aircraft was assigned runway 07R and the Delta jet was given clearance to land on runway 08. A spokesperson for United Airlines told Fox News that the pilots received an automated flight deck warning to change their altitude” while preparing to land which they immediately responded to and landed safely.

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Close Call On Chicago Runway, As Southwest Pilots Save The Day

One Mile at a Time

You have two pilots in the flight deck, and before crossing a busy runway, youd think that theyd make sure that they do in fact have clearance to cross, and also make sure that theres not any plane on short final. So the investigation should look into why the pilots ignored those instructions, and why they were confused.

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NTSB finds interruptions and multitasking to be cause of near-collision at JFK

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Twenty seconds after the Delta 737 began its takeoff roll, an American Airlines B777 bound for London Heathrow Airport (LHR), carrying 149 passengers and crew, crossed the same runway without clearance.

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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know: Part one  

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Yakobchuk Viachelev / Shutterstock One of the last activities you may notice before the doors close will be the flight dispatcher entering the flight deck to hand over any last-minute paperwork, the final passenger and fuel figures, and a finalized load sheet to the flight crew.

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Slow It Down for Safety’s Sake

Plane and Pilot

And of all phases of flight, the tradeoff of risk versus reward that comes with being in a hurry seems most lopsided when youre on the ground, and the parking brake is arguably the biggest hammer in our professional toolbox. Taxiing is one of the biggest threats we face on a two-person flight deck.

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Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pilots

Plane and Pilot

My answer is simple: I am looking to see which students I would want to share the flight deck with because they had studied the hardest and were eager to learn more. ATC clearance readbacks are one example. In many multicrew flight decks, the words please, thank you, and a bit more formal tone is the order of the day.

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ACARS Explained: How It Keeps Aircraft Connected

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ACARS can replace tasks such as pre-departure and oceanic clearances, send position reports, and grab weather data for you. Before long, everything from oceanic clearance requests to in-flight weather updates could flow through ACARS. Complex airspace around busy airports adds to the length of the departure clearance radio call.