For landing and takeoff, the minimum separation between aircraft used to be six minutes. That meant there was no one behind you or in front of you for a fair amount of time. Later it was reduced to three, and today it has been reduced to a minute and a half. The FAA has received scrutiny for this. According to Federal Aviation Administration data, near-miss accidents where planes nearly hit each other have increased 25% in the last decade. Pilots and airport employees today are operating under much much heavier traffic, which makes landings, take-offs, and maneuvering on runways far more difficult for both pilots and ATC at busy airports. In 1970, the airlines in America operated an average of 14,026 scheduled flights per day. Today we average about 40,000 flights per day at the same airports.
For landing and takeoff, the minimum separation between aircraft used to be six minutes. That meant there was no one behind you or in front of you for a fair amount of time. Later it was reduced to three, and today it has been reduced to a minute and a half. The FAA has received scrutiny for this. According to Federal Aviation Administration data, near-miss accidents where planes nearly hit each other have increased 25% in the last decade.
Pilots and airport employees today are operating under much much heavier traffic, which makes landings, take-offs, and maneuvering on runways far more difficult for both pilots and ATC at busy airports. In 1970, the airlines in America operated an average of 14,026 scheduled flights per day. Today we average about 40,000 flights per day at the same airports.
Scary for all the upcoming travelers!!! This makes two times , TODAY!!! @ Logan
Airline Industry, you okay there bud?
The way they park the cape air planes….
Grandma is def salty about her grand kids partying it up in college.
🤣🤣🤣
Logan Airport
Another stooge for the industry that assured us all of safety exceptions.
It’s called DEI hiring. Get used to the consequences.
This happened to us in Denver. Flight went on as planned 😮😅
So which was it? 2 pilots had to be taken to the hospital, or no injuries?
Same tug driver ?
Thanksgiving is overrated af
were is MAYOR PETE! nursing his lil babies?
How are those DEI hires going?
Would AI pilots have done this twice in one day?
Some black dude...dei hire
Dei hard at work