Austin Controller Cites ‘Expectation Bias’ In Southwest-FedEx Incursion

Austin tarmac dusk
Credit: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
An air traffic controller’s erroneous assumptions about how quickly a Southwest Airlines flight would take off when cleared to go in front of an FedEx flight arriving on the same runway are emerging as a key factor in a February close call that saw the two aircraft nearly collide, newly released...
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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