A Korean Air jet made contact with another plane at an airport but took off anyway
Feb 13, 2015, 3:47 pm
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A Korean Air jet made contact with another plane at an airport but took off anyway
A Korean Air Airbus A330, similar to the one involved in the incident, taking off from Vienna On Friday, a Korean Airlines jet collided with another aircraft on the ground at Yangon International Airport.
But instead of stopping to assess the damage, the airliner with 134 passengers and 11 crew onboard continued with its take-off procedure, the AP reported.
The jet, a widebody Airbus A330, clipped the tail of a neighboring Bangkok Airways plane with the tip of its wing.
According to the AP, the pilots of the Korean Airbus didn't notice the collision, and none of the aircraft's collision warnings sounded to alert the crew.
It was, however, reported that ground staff at the airport witnessed the incident and immediately notified the the control tower of the damage.
But instead of stopping to assess the damage, the airliner with 134 passengers and 11 crew onboard continued with its take-off procedure, the AP reported.
The jet, a widebody Airbus A330, clipped the tail of a neighboring Bangkok Airways plane with the tip of its wing.
According to the AP, the pilots of the Korean Airbus didn't notice the collision, and none of the aircraft's collision warnings sounded to alert the crew.
It was, however, reported that ground staff at the airport witnessed the incident and immediately notified the the control tower of the damage.
Why did the control tower not notify the KE plane before take off? Glad everything went smoothly. Safety first! This is a giant FAIL on the part of the control tower.
Feb 14, 2015, 10:16 pm
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Why did the control tower not notify the KE plane before take off? Glad everything went smoothly. Safety first! This is a giant FAIL on the part of the control tower.
Why did the control tower not notify the KE plane before take off? Glad everything went smoothly. Safety first! This is a giant FAIL on the part of the control tower.
