Matt Molnar
2008-05-17, 09:34 AM
AA Fuel Saving Method Raises Concerns (http://www.nbc5i.com/news/16267619/detail.html)
POSTED: 7:31 pm CDT May 14, 2008
DALLAS --Some air traffic controllers say they believe American Airlines is attempting to save fuel at the expense of safety, and risking the possibility of a runway collision, NBC 5 reported.
The concerns stem from a near miss on a runway at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in early April that is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
It happened as American Airlines mechanics were towing a Boeing 777 to a maintenance hangar using a high-speed tug. Air traffic controllers told the mechanics to stop short of a runway, but they did not stop in time and pulled the jumbo jet into the path of another plane coming in for landing, NBC 5 reported.
The pilot pulled up narrowly and avoided a collision, said Ric Loewen of The National Air Traffic Controllers Association. [Full Article (http://www.nbc5i.com/news/16267619/detail.html)]
POSTED: 7:31 pm CDT May 14, 2008
DALLAS --Some air traffic controllers say they believe American Airlines is attempting to save fuel at the expense of safety, and risking the possibility of a runway collision, NBC 5 reported.
The concerns stem from a near miss on a runway at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in early April that is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
It happened as American Airlines mechanics were towing a Boeing 777 to a maintenance hangar using a high-speed tug. Air traffic controllers told the mechanics to stop short of a runway, but they did not stop in time and pulled the jumbo jet into the path of another plane coming in for landing, NBC 5 reported.
The pilot pulled up narrowly and avoided a collision, said Ric Loewen of The National Air Traffic Controllers Association. [Full Article (http://www.nbc5i.com/news/16267619/detail.html)]