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Bravo. bra brava in this point. this airline has had a similar problem in the past. so what do you do now to make sure this isnt repeated without this type of heroic ending? >> its a great question. i did speak to c he eo of southwest last night, gary kelly about 8:15. he did tell me southwest will begin an aggressive ultrasonic inspection campaign for their entire fleet. so is that will be something that will be important. we want to look at this very carefully and see if theres other things th...

Airport from the north two other commuter planes were cleared to take off to the north. the first airplane was improperly allowed to take off toward the plane headed in and came within one mile. federal officials said the plane passed 800 feet above the incoming flight. federal rules require keeping planes further apart. when they noticed how close they came, they told that inbound plane to turn away from the airport and circle to avoid the second plane taking off. the inbound pilot was clearly ...

Takeoffs. as a regional u.s. airways jet headed to the airport from the north, two other commuter planes were cleared to take off to the north. the first airplane was improperly allowed to take off toward the plane heading in and came within a mile of it. federal officials say the plane taking off climbed rapidly, passing 800 feet above the incoming flight. federal rules require keeping planes even further apart. when the air traffic controllers noticed how close the planes came, they told the i...