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Airplane of Air Canada risks landing on the taxiway at San Francisco: FAA starts investigation

San Francisco, USA - The collision with four aircraft waiting to takeoff was avoided by seconds. It happened on Friday

FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) announced yesterday to have started an investigation on the airplane of Air Canada that on the evening of Friday July 7 was to land on the taxiway at the San Francisco International Airport (USA), where other four aircraft full of passengers were waiting to be cleared for liftoff. The news immediately spread on media, also because the collision was avoided by seconds. It...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1205724
Rome, Italy, 07/12/2017 13:19
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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