Takeoff Speed News Today

Chris Cuomo asks the tough questions to newsmakers in Washington and around the world. Chased the plane. So that addresses what Josh Campbell was telling us a second ago. Two f15s chased the plane but were not involved in the crash. So, again, if this is to be believed, the f15s did not shoot that down that play. Lets bring in zack helm. He sat the Seatac Airport right new and joins me on the phone. Zack, i understand you saw this plane while it was airborne . I did not see the plane airborne, b...

>> a major airline accused of putting passengers in danger by not tracking the weight of planes. tracy carrasco here with the new report. >> reporter: the faa is investigating southwest airlines. some southwest airlines made some mistakes that caused pilots to compute the wrong weight into planes before they took off. in some cases discrepancies as many as 1000 pounds difference. knowing that there are some discrepancies caused issues with the aircraft before taking off. adjustments need to be m...

Know how, in terms of skill in terms of being able to taxi the plane and then being able to at a stretch in a pinch just take off. im not -- and im in no way suggesting that a mechanics skill level is not far from that of a pilot. >> right. >> but i ask this question because i think anybody whose taken flying lessons, i took one, will relate to. this if you get in a tiny two-seert, within an hour of training, you are in a position to basically turn the engine on and pull on the lever and with en...

Latest updates on this topic.