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September 06, 2018

FAA SAFO Focuses On Incorrect Airport Surface Approaches And Landings

Follows Incident In San Francisco Where An Airliner Nearly Landed On A Taxiway

On July 7, 2017, a commercial airliner conducting a visual approach at night overflew other airliners positioned on a taxiway and awaiting takeoff clearance. This airliner was cleared to land on runway 28R at the San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) yet flew the approach while lined up on Taxiway “C”, which is adjacent and to the right of runway 28R. Runway 28L was closed and unlit, except for a lighted “X” identifying the runway closure. Taxiway “C” had four airliners in line to take-off on runway 28R. The inbound flightcrew queried the air traffic control tower (ATC) via radio asking about traffic on the runway. The response from ATC was “confi

Grows The Company's Pre-Order Book To 51 Airplanes

Airways Aviation Academy, a global flight training academy, has signed an agreement to pre-order 10 Elixir Aircraft. This pre-order is the recognition of 4 years of teamwork; it demonstrates the relevance of the Elixir specifications for flight training, as well as Airways’ steady growth among top-tier pilot training schools, the company says.