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January 7, 2007
An airliner and a small plane nearly collided on a runway in Denver on Friday, missing each other by about 50 feet, US crash investigators said.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the near miss involving a Frontier Airlines Airbus A319 and a turboprop.
Officials said the crew of Frontier Flight 297 broke out of low clouds, saw the other plane on the runway and roared overhead in executing a missed approach.
"It is estimated that the aircraft came within 50 feet (15 metres) of each other," safety board investigators said.
The incident raises new questions about the relevancy of a Federal Aviation Administration anti-collision system that sounded in the air traffic control tower at about the time the Frontier pilots saw the other plane.
Some safety experts argue the FAA technology -- which requires the controllers to notify the cockpit -- would not help in certain situations, especially when seconds separate safety from disaster.
There are hundreds of near collisions on airport runways annually, virtually all involving small planes.
The safety board launched an investigation in November of three incidents involving commercial airliners that used wrong runways at US airports.
(Reuters)
An airliner and a small plane nearly collided on a runway in Denver on Friday, missing each other by about 50 feet, US crash investigators said.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the near miss involving a Frontier Airlines Airbus A319 and a turboprop.
Officials said the crew of Frontier Flight 297 broke out of low clouds, saw the other plane on the runway and roared overhead in executing a missed approach.
"It is estimated that the aircraft came within 50 feet (15 metres) of each other," safety board investigators said.
The incident raises new questions about the relevancy of a Federal Aviation Administration anti-collision system that sounded in the air traffic control tower at about the time the Frontier pilots saw the other plane.
Some safety experts argue the FAA technology -- which requires the controllers to notify the cockpit -- would not help in certain situations, especially when seconds separate safety from disaster.
There are hundreds of near collisions on airport runways annually, virtually all involving small planes.
The safety board launched an investigation in November of three incidents involving commercial airliners that used wrong runways at US airports.
(Reuters)
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January 9, 2007
Frontier Airlines said on Monday that its revenue in December would be down by about USD$11 million due to two major snow storms in the month, one of which shut down its primary Denver Airport hub for almost 48 hours.
The airline said the storm-related loss of available seat miles in the December quarter will result in higher unit costs than previously anticipated.
It said revenue passenger miles decreased 2.2 percent for December from a year ago and its load factor decreased by 2.7 points.
(Reuters)
Frontier Airlines said on Monday that its revenue in December would be down by about USD$11 million due to two major snow storms in the month, one of which shut down its primary Denver Airport hub for almost 48 hours.
The airline said the storm-related loss of available seat miles in the December quarter will result in higher unit costs than previously anticipated.
It said revenue passenger miles decreased 2.2 percent for December from a year ago and its load factor decreased by 2.7 points.
(Reuters)
