Asiana B744 vs. SWA B737 @ LAX
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It is common practice for LAX controllers to simutaneously clear an aircraft to land on 24R while another takes off on 24L. I suspect that the controller thought that was what they had done.
It is interesting to note that the USair/Skywest collision occured on this exact runway only it was at night. I thought that after that accident controllers were no longer allowed to put aircraft into "Position and hold" (Line up and wait?) during night hours, yet I have been cleared to do just that many times in recent years. Perhaps this is a case of lessons not learned.
It is interesting to note that the USair/Skywest collision occured on this exact runway only it was at night. I thought that after that accident controllers were no longer allowed to put aircraft into "Position and hold" (Line up and wait?) during night hours, yet I have been cleared to do just that many times in recent years. Perhaps this is a case of lessons not learned.
