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• John Barry
A recent near-midair encounter illustrates how close calls can become valuable training opportunities for pilots. Examining the event offers a practical way to identify hazards, reinforce cockpit decision-making and improve the defenses that prevent an incident from becoming an accident.
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A recent near-midair encounter illustrates how close calls can become valuable training opportunities for pilots. Examining the event offers a practical way to identify hazards, reinforce cockpit decision-making and improve the defenses that prevent an incident from becoming an accident.
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Australia’s transport safety regulator has opened investigations into two separate taxiing conflicts at Sydney Airport: one involving Virgin and Qantas aircraft on August 16, and another involving a Jetstar aircraft and a Bombardier aircraft on August 25.
An MH-60 Black Hawk operated by the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment crashed in a wooded area in Colorado’s Front Range near Denver during a training flight. All four soldiers aboard escaped without injury, while an aviation safety investigation is expected to examine the mishap.
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The FAA said an antenna was relocated and air-traffic procedures were revised after Marine One, carrying President Donald Trump, came too close to a passenger aircraft departing Reagan Washington National Airport. The changes address coordination and separation risks where presidential helicopter movements intersect with scheduled airport traffic.
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SWISS flight LX9 from Chicago O’Hare to Zurich diverted to Lajes Airport on Terceira after crew detected an unidentified, pungent odor in the Economy cabin. The Boeing 777 landed safely, and SWISS dispatched a replacement aircraft to carry stranded passengers onward.
The NTSB said investigators could not conclusively identify the ignition source of an in-flight fire that led to a Citation X’s loss of control during landing. The finding leaves the fire’s cause unresolved while highlighting the safety implications of onboard fires in business aviation.
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A ground-handling employee at Montréal–Trudeau International Airport died after being struck by a French Bee Airbus A350 as the aircraft was pushed back from its stand for departure. Initial reports said the worker was critically injured; accounts differed on the employee’s precise role.
An Indonesian Air Force Su-30MK2 overran the runway at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in South Sulawesi during a post-overhaul test, reportedly after a braking-system failure. The military crew escaped injury, and the incident did not disrupt commercial flight operations at the airport.
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