Air Canada Taxiway
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U.S. air safety board probes cause of Air Canada’s near-miss in San FranciscoBoard members are likely to focus on actions of the Air Canada pilots, who may have been confused because one of two parallel runways, called 28L, was closed for construction that night, and its lights were turned off.CanadaSep 25, 2018
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Security video shows Air Canada’s near-miss on crowded San Francisco airport taxiwayAt around midnight on July 7, 2017 Air Canada flight 759, which was carrying about 135 passengers, came within meters of hitting four passenger planes sitting on a taxiway, which the pilots thought was a runway.CanadaMay 2, 2018
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‘Important’ evidence erased after Air Canada jet’s near miss at San Francisco airport“This could have been the worst aviation disaster in history,” said a U.S. aviation expert.CanadaAug 11, 2017
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Investigators talk to Air Canada captain in runway near miss in San FranciscoFederal investigators confirmed that an Air Canada jet was descending toward a taxiway holding four other planes rather than the assigned runway at San Francisco International Airport.CanadaJul 17, 2017
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Runway lighting should have made pilots aware in Air Canada near miss in San FranciscoInvestigators looking into the frighteningly close call involving an airliner that nearly hit planes on the ground at San Francisco International Airport will try to determine why the pilots made such a rookie mistake.CanadaJul 15, 2017
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San Francisco’s ‘tricky’ airport could be factor in Air Canada’s near collision: expertSan Francisco can be a "tricky" airport to land a plane, especially at night, an aviation expert says.CanadaJul 11, 2017
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Air Canada plane almost lands on crowded taxiway at San Francisco airportThere were four planes loaded with fuel and passengers on the taxiway. They were waiting to take off as the Air Canada jet approached.CanadaJul 11, 2017
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