Controller Cites Distraction In Burbank Loss-Of-Separation Incident

Burbank airport ATC tower
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A distracted air traffic controller left too little space between an arriving Mesa Airlines Bombardier CRJ-900 and a departing SkyWest Airlines Embraer E170, causing the two aircraft to come within about 1,700 ft. of each other as the Mesa flight went around, a preliminary NTSB report said. In the...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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