Northbound Runways News Today

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>>. >> delta 94, cancel takeoff times. tonight, close calls. >> it would have been catastrophic had a collision taken place. >> bird strikes. >> its really hard to know how long we were going to survive trying to breathe in that. >> dangerous turbulence. >> this felt like a roller coaster. it is one of the days you count your blessings. >> unruly passengers. system meltdowns. >> we have been delayed three times. there are no more flights today that would get us there on time. >> amer...

rollercoaster. >> unruly passengers -- >> [bleep] >> get off -- >> system meltdowns -- >> we have been delayed three times, there are no more flights leaving today that would get us there on time. >> americas aviation industry, facing headwinds and life and death questions about the safety of passengers and the future of flying. cnn takes you into the air -- on the runway, and inside the tower to get the answers. flight risk, a cnn primetime special starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> goo...

>> how important is being aware of where you are on the airport especially at a busy airport like douglas here? >> thats critical. we have got airplanes coming in, coming out of the terminal both directions all the time. you know, at an airport like this there are multiple runways aligned with one another. i feel like it becomes even more precarious at an airport that is crisscrossing runways. >> exactly. >> but things make the news like runway incursions and you have to be extra vigilant flying...

Like this, you have to be extra vigilant. with what weve seen lately, i think everybody has their head on a swivel right now. >> were taxiing to take off at dulles which crosses in front of the northbound runways we just use to land. air traffic control tells us to take off with the flight approaching those runways from the south. >> 262. flight runway heading on takeoff. >> clear for takeoff 30. >> here we go, runway 30 is on the pavement and 30 is is on our heading indicator. thats a double ch...

>> how important is being aware of where you are in the airport, especially a busy airports like dallas here? >> that is absolutely critical. look where we are right here, we have airplanes coming in and coming out of the terminal right there. both directions, all the time. in an airport like this there are multiple different runways aligned with one another. but i feel like if it comes to even more precarious at a airport that it is crisscrossing runways. when things make the news, like runway ...