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One jetliner narrowly misses another at NC airport

Submitted by WWAY on Mon, 01/12/2009 - 12:39pm.READ MORE:
CHARLOTTE -- Authorities say two airplanes avoided a collision at a North Carolina airport when a jetliner that was landing pulled up to avoid a plane on the runway. The Charlotte Observer reported that the America West Airlines Airbus A321 aborted a landing and circled for another try Sunday at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen in Atlanta said the procedure isn't uncommon. She said quick reaction by air traffic controllers and the pilots kept passengers out of danger. Bergen also said the "go-round" procedure probably happens once or twice a day at the airport. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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What an inspiring fact!

Submitted by Commonsensenotc... on Tue, 01/13/2009 - 8:10am.
"Bergen also said the "go-round" procedure probably happens once or twice a day at the airport." (It inspires me to DRIVE on any trip under a thousand miles.) This used to be a rarity. This used to be a guarantee that a pilot (or whoever intruded on the runway) was going to get a butt-chewing at a minimum, fired if it was serious enough or a repeat occurence. Now, it's an everyday event. Let's hope that this massive infrastructure rebuilding that Obama speaks of includes improvements to a few hundred airports across the country and building a few new ones. We have far too many planes heading for the same piece of real estate at any given time.
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