BA 747 off the RW in MIA
 

CNN just reported that BA 209 carrying Tony Blair skidded off the RW in Miami. Fortunately no injuries reported.

Yup, heard the same.

MIA is my home-base and I fly 747s in and out of the place all the time.

Weather seems pretty good here right now.
Not sure what happened...Standing by for details.

Plane Carrying Tony Blair Overshoots Miami Runway
(CBS) MIAMI British Prime Minister Tony Blair was confirmed to be aboard the British Airways flight that overshot the runway at Miami International Airport Tuesday evening.

Flight 209, carrying 343 passengers and crew onboard luckily had no injuries. The plane did not sustain any damage, but some runway lights were broken by the plane. The plane was making an arrival from London’s Heathrow Airport, with Blair traveling in first class.

No word yet on what caused it to slightly run off the landing area and onto the grass.

The plane, with passengers inside, is being towed to the terminal.

CBS sources would not comment further as to why Blair was traveling on the plane.

(© MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

Clear skies with wind 340/07 last hour. Not any sign of wx in south Florida.

Considering it was towed to the gate, I would imagine it was to do with the construction going on there.

But it doesn't explain the news saying it went into the grass and broke runway lights.

And you believe the news???? :p :p

Sorry about your PM's delayed arrival at the gate but yes, when all of the newspapers and TV news in Miami say the same thing, I believe the news. I normally don't but tonight I do. I looked at half a dozen different sources and they all say the same thing. This is not a big event here because the voting machines haven't failed since the last election.

Just heard it on the BBC, so it must be true!

was the plane landing on runway 30? I just checked and there is an ILS apch to both 12/30.

I did read that the plane was not towed to the gate, but just pushed back on to the runway enough to allow it to taxi under its own power to gate.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/26/blair.plane/index.html

They say construction.

HEY, WOW, another non-event;











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STUPID NON-EVENT AVIATION NEWS STORY.:D :D :D :D :D

"Aircraft carrying PM Tony Blair, completely out of control, skids off end of runway, travels 500m over bumpy ground, hits berm, and flips. Reports of flames."

-versus-

"Aircraft carrying PM Tony Blair, misses tight turn on taxiing after safe landing. Aircraft requires quick push to get back on track"



Which makes better copy?

Let me try to guess the "Sun" headline;

Daring Blair in British Air late flare scare after using rare cheap rate fare - inspection at MIA reveals only fair wear and tear.

R30 has a stepdown localizer approach. With the winds tonight they probably landed on the shorter runway 30. Hopefully Tony will have a fun night at South Beach.

Unfortunateley I know which sells more papers:ugh:

Easy to do.
Who is to cast the first stone?

I may have cut a corner or crushed a runway or taxiway light driving around various airports in big Boeings the last 18 or 20 years....And gotten away with it.

Once, during my first month as a B-747 captain I did a VIP flight into Split in Croatia and misjudged my turn on the runway...Left wheel tracks in the grass with 150 people waiting to greet the VIPs watching from top of the terminal building..A bit red in the face, but no CNN and no PPruNe on the scene.....:)

Ha Ha Ha, 'Very funny Two's in You sure your not the Headline writer for the Sun?

I hope PM and tow made it to Joe's for Stone Crabs in time. Hope the captain is not sent to the Tower for a beheading.

No Abuse of PM
 

I note, as a good new user, and having read the posting rules that 'No Abuse of PM' is allowed := -LOL- so no abuse intended Mr Blair but please stay over there. Its much nicer here without you !!

In all seriousness (IMHO) its a bit of a non-event. Thats one big aircraft to control and I'm sure these incidents are regular but, due to 'non-VIP' content on most PAX list's, we never get to hear of them on the International press.