By Filipa Ioannou Published 11:47 am PDT, Wednesday, September 26, 2018 A United Airlines Boeing 757. Click through the gallery for a roundup of people getting kicked off airplanes in the news. A United Airlines Boeing 757. Click through the gallery for a roundup of people getting kicked off airplanes in the news. Photo: Bill Montgomery, Houston Chronicle Videoof police officers dragging a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight sparked an uproar. The airline initially insisted that employees had no choice but to contact authorities to remove the man, but later apologized for the incident. The passenger, David Dao, suffered multiple injuries and reached an "amicable" settlement with United after filing a lawsuit. less Video of police officers dragging a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight sparked an uproar. The airline initially insisted that employees had no choice but … [Read more...] about Mom says she was reprimanded for crying baby on flight to SFO
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Report: Chain of problems behind Air Canada near-catastrophe at SFO
A chain of errors nearly ended in catastrophe for hundreds of passengers packed into five planes at San Francisco International Airport in July 2017, when the crew of an arriving Air Canada flight mistook a taxiway for a runway, federal aviation officials said Tuesday. But at the last second, the pilot of Flight 759 realized the mistake and pulled up, coming within just feet of one jet to narrowly avoid what could have been one of the worst aviation disasters in history. “I don’t want to sensationalize it, but this was a very close call,” National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt said during a public hearing in Washington, D.C. Federal investigators released a report Tuesday documenting the harrowing near miss on July 7, 2017, which was captured on video and prompted changes at SFO. Never before had the NTSB released a full investigative report on an incident that did not result in fatalities, injuries or damage. “This is an incident which … [Read more...] about Report: Chain of problems behind Air Canada near-catastrophe at SFO
Report: Catastrophic crash at SFO narrowly avoided due to pilot’s runway mix-up
By Evan Sernoffsky Updated 2:37 pm PDT, Tuesday, September 25, 2018 This composite of file images released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows Air Canada flight 759 (ACA 759) attempting to land at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco on July 7, 2017. At top is a map of the runway created from Harris Symphony OpsVue radar track data analysis. At center is from a transmission to air traffic control from a United Airlines airplane on the taxiway. The bottom image, taken from San Francisco International Airport video and annotated by source, shows the Air Canada plane flying just above a United Airlines flight waiting on the taxiway. Video captured the moment that an off-course Air Canada jet flew just a few dozen feet over the tops of four other jetliners filled with passengers. On Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, the National Transportation Safety Board will consider the probable cause of the close call at the airport. (NTSB via AP, File) … [Read more...] about Report: Catastrophic crash at SFO narrowly avoided due to pilot’s runway mix-up
NTSB to determine probable cause of why Air Canada plane nearly landed on crowded SFO taxiway
By Matthias Gafni | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: September 25, 2018 at 10:00 am | UPDATED: September 25, 2018 at 10:28 am SAN FRANCISCO — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a meeting today to determine the probable cause of how an Air Canada jet liner nearly landed on a crowded SFO taxiway in what could have been one of the deadliest aviation disasters ever. The board will meet to determine the cause and also issue safety recommendations to try and prevent similar incidents in the future. NTSB investigators determined that Air Canada flight 759, an Airbus A320, was cleared to land on runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport on July 7, 2017, but the airplane instead lined up with parallel taxiway C, which had four fully loaded airplanes awaiting takeoff clearance. Investigators determined the Air Canada flight dropped to about 60 feet above the ground before aborting the landing. The tail of the Philippine Airlines Airbus … [Read more...] about NTSB to determine probable cause of why Air Canada plane nearly landed on crowded SFO taxiway
SFO General Counsel Headed for Private Practice
By Mara Lemos Stein Mara Lemos Stein The Wall Street Journal BiographyMara Lemos Stein [email protected] Sep 24, 2018 11:19 am ET 0 COMMENTS The general counsel for the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office will be leaving the agency to become a partner at Kingsley Napley LLP in London in early 2019, according to announcements from the SFO and the law firm on Monday. Alun Milford’s departure after more than six years as the SFO’s general counsel follows the arrival of the SFO’s new Director Lisa Osofsky in early September. Ms. Osofsky replaced David Green, who left the post at the end of a six-year term. Mr. Milford, who has been the SFO’s general counsel since 2012, said in a statement that the “time is right” for a move. “It has been a privilege to serve as the SFO’s General Counsel and I have very much enjoyed the variety and challenge of the work,” he said. Experience in public prosecutor … [Read more...] about SFO General Counsel Headed for Private Practice