Re:Why the Austin airport situation was so dangerous
by blantonl on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @09:43AM
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It was without a doubt a performance problem with the tower controller.
FedEx deserves all the credit for avoiding a disaster. As soon as they got their clearance to land, they called back to clarify and verify it. So, they knew that this was going to be a close one, and you can bet that they were ready to go around and abort the landing before they every broke out below minimums and saw the Southwest on the roll.
FedEx knew it was going to be ugly, and they were already ready for the go around.
FedEx deserves all the credit for avoiding a disaster. As soon as they got their clearance to land, they called back to clarify and verify it. So, they knew that this was going to be a close one, and you can bet that they were ready to go around and abort the landing before they every broke out below minimums and saw the Southwest on the roll.
FedEx knew it was going to be ugly, and they were already ready for the go around.