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Old 13th Apr 2011, 11:51
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Unfortunately there will be more such incidents until the ground facilities at some major US and European airports are upgraded. These taxiways, aprons and parking bays were designed for B707's and the like, and although they can be strengthened for big aircraft, there is usually very little that can be done to widen or make more lateral space due to lack of real estate.

With this limitation and some of the ground control procedures in these places where very often the right hand (ground) doesn't know what the left hand (apron) is doing, the holes on the swiss cheese quickly line up. What to do??
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