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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Another terrifying Delta near-miss as US-bound Boeing 737 narrowly avoids explosion while prepping for takeoff
Two airplanes avoided catastrophe on a Mexico City runway on Monday when one of the planes landed ahead an aircraft that was prepping for takeoff. The near-miss incident took place at Benito Juárez International Airport at 7:28 am as Delta Flight 590 bound for Atlanta was advancing down runway 5R. Flight tracking website Flightradar 24 showed Aeroméxico Connect Flight 1631 appearing out of nowhere and flying less than 200 feet over the Delta Boeing 737. The Aeroméxico Embraer 190 jet then landed in front of the Delta plane, which was carrying 144 passengers and six crew members. The Delta flight came to a full stop on the runway and returned to the gate. It did not depart until 9:42 am and landed at Hartfield-Jackson International Airport at 3:20 pm. The Atlanta-based air carrier filed a report about the near-collision to Mexican aviation authorities as well as the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board. 'Because nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, Delta will fully cooperate with authorities as the circumstances around this flight are investigated,' an airline spokesperson said in statement. 'We appreciate the flight crew's actions to maintain situational awareness and act quickly – part of Delta's extensive training.' The incident comes just days after a SkyWest Airlines plane, that was operating as a Delta connection flight from Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota almost crashed mid-air with a U.S. Air Force jet. SkyWest Flight 3788 had to swerve away from the B-52 bomber that was conducting a programmed flyover in The SkyWest pilot reportedly said the incident caught him by surprise, prompting him to make an aggressive move to avoid a possible collision, according to a video recording posted by a passenger on social media. Delta Airlines lauded 'the flight crew's actions to maintain situational awareness and act quickly' following the near-miss collision with an Aeroméxico aircraft at Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico on Monday Representative Betty McCollum, a Minnesota Democrat, said she was highly concerned with the incident. 'The incident in Minot raises serious questions about passenger safety,' McCollum said. 'Given the Department of Defense training that takes place in the surrounding area, Minot International Airport must also immediately receive and install radar technology to have a full accounting of all local air traffic.' Last Thursday, a Delta Airlines plane almost collided with a smaller aircraft that crossed its path in Tennessee. Flight 2724 - a packed Airbus A321 - was cleared for takeoff from Nashville International Airport, bound for Minneapolis-St. Paul when the pilot hit the breaks and avoided what could have been a fatal collision with a single-engine plane.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Delta flight was traveling 60 mph down runway when AeroMéxico plane landed in front of it
A Delta flight was traveling 60 mph down a runway in Mexico City on Monday when an AeroMéxico plane landed in front of it. The Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 jet bound for Atlanta had to stop its takeoff and return to its terminal at Benito Juarez International Airport after an AeroMéxico Embraer 190 regional jet flew over the plane and landed in front of it on the same runway, according to multiple reports. FlightRadar24, a flight tracking site, showed the two aircraft about 200 feet apart, according to the reports. The Delta flight, which had 144 passengers and six crew members on board, departed to Atlanta about three hours late, CNN reported. Delta and AeroMéxico both said in separate statements obtained by ABC News the companies were cooperating with authorities as the incident is investigated. Both airlines said maintaining passenger safety was their number one priority. ABC reported on air traffic control recordings from the incident, in which the Delta pilot was reportedly heard saying, "We are holding on the runway.' Another voice can be heard in the recordings saying, 'Wow" and "Increíble." The Independent has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration and Mexico's civil aviation agency for comment. Steve Ganyard, an ABC News aviation contributor and former fighter pilot, explained what could have gone wrong in the near collision. "There are parallel runways at Mexico City. So we don't know if the controller told the Aeromexico aircraft to land on the left-hand and not the right-hand runway where the Delta jet was," he said. The aviation expert continued: "We also don't know, perhaps the tower controller didn't understand that they had cleared the Aeromexico aircraft to land while simultaneously clearing the Delta jet to take off."
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Delta flight was traveling 60 mph down runway when AeroMéxico plane landed in front of it
A Delta flight was traveling 60 mph down a runway in Mexico City on Monday when an AeroMéxico plane landed in front of it. The Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 jet bound for Atlanta had to stop its takeoff and return to its terminal at Benito Juarez International Airport after an AeroMéxico Embraer 190 regional jet flew over the plane and landed in front of it on the same runway, according to multiple reports. FlightRadar24, a flight tracking site, showed the two aircraft about 200 feet apart, according to the reports. The Delta flight, which had 144 passengers and six crew members on board, departed to Atlanta about three hours late, CNN reported. Delta and AeroMéxico both said in separate statements obtained by ABC News the companies were cooperating with authorities as the incident is investigated. Both airlines said maintaining passenger safety was their number one priority. ABC reported on air traffic control recordings from the incident, in which the Delta pilot was reportedly heard saying, "We are holding on the runway.' Another voice can be heard in the recordings saying, 'Wow" and "Increíble." The Independent has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration and Mexico's civil aviation agency for comment. Steve Ganyard, an ABC News aviation contributor and former fighter pilot, explained what could have gone wrong in the near collision. "There are parallel runways at Mexico City. So we don't know if the controller told the Aeromexico aircraft to land on the left-hand and not the right-hand runway where the Delta jet was," he said. The aviation expert continued: "We also don't know, perhaps the tower controller didn't understand that they had cleared the Aeromexico aircraft to land while simultaneously clearing the Delta jet to take off."
The Independent
3 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Delta flight was traveling 60 mph down runway when AeroMéxico plane landed in front of it
A Delta flight was traveling 60 mph down a runway in Mexico City on Monday when an AeroMéxico plane landed in front of it. The Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 jet bound for Atlanta had to stop its takeoff and return to its terminal at Benito Juarez International Airport after an AeroMéxico Embraer 190 regional jet flew over the plane and landed in front of it on the same runway, according to multiple reports. FlightRadar24, a flight tracking site, showed the two aircraft about 200 feet apart, according to the reports. The Delta flight, which had 144 passengers and six crew members on board, departed to Atlanta about three hours late, CNN reported. Delta and AeroMéxico both said in separate statements obtained by ABC News the companies were cooperating with authorities as the incident is investigated. Both airlines said maintaining passenger safety was their number one priority. ABC reported on air traffic control recordings from the incident, in which the Delta pilot was reportedly heard saying, "We are holding on the runway.' Another voice can be heard in the recordings saying, 'Wow" and "Increíble." The Independent has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration and Mexico's civil aviation agency for comment. Steve Ganyard, an ABC News aviation contributor and former fighter pilot, explained what could have gone wrong in the near collision. "There are parallel runways at Mexico City. So we don't know if the controller told the Aeromexico aircraft to land on the left-hand and not the right-hand runway where the Delta jet was," he said. The aviation expert continued: "We also don't know, perhaps the tower controller didn't understand that they had cleared the Aeromexico aircraft to land while simultaneously clearing the Delta jet to take off."
New Indian Express
6 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
Trump administration imposes limits on Mexican flights, threatens Delta alliance in trade dispute
The Trump administration imposed new restrictions Saturday on flights from Mexico and threatened to end a longstanding partnership between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico in response to limits the Mexican government placed on passenger and cargo flights into Mexico City several years ago. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Mexico's actions to force airlines to move out of the main Benito Juarez International Airport to the newer Felipe Angeles International Airport more than 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) away violated a trade agreement between the two countries and gave domestic airlines an unfair advantage. Mexico is the top foreign destination for Americans with more than 40 million passengers flying there last year. "Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg deliberately allowed Mexico to break our bilateral aviation agreement," Duffy said, referring to the previous president and his transportation secretary. "That ends today. Let these actions serve as a warning to any country who thinks it can take advantage of the U.S., our carriers, and our market. America First means fighting for the fundamental principle of fairness." All Mexican passenger, cargo and charter airlines will now be required to submit their schedules to the Transportation Department and seek government approval of their flights until Duffy is satisfied with the way Mexico is treating U.S. airlines.
