Controller Errors, Correct Crew Choices In Runway Collision

Credit: Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi
WASHINGTON—A nearly head-on runway collision at 134 kt. between a departing Batik Air Boeing 737-800 and an unpowered TransNusa Aviation ATR 42-600 being towed down the runway at the Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in Jakarta on the night of April 4, 2016, could not have been avoided, even...

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