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Vancouver Sun
2 hours ago
- General
- Vancouver Sun
Delta jet aborts takeoff to avoid collision with plane landing in Mexico City
Pilots of a Delta Air Lines jet with 144 passengers on board and bound for Atlanta from Mexico City on Monday morning had to slam the brakes on during takeoff to avoid colliding with a jet landing on the same runway. Delta flight 590 was taking off from Benito Juarez International Airport, Mexico's largest and busiest airport, when AeroMéxico Connect flight 1631 appeared overhead and in front of them, according to Delta and data from Flightradar24 confirmed by National Post. At 7:28 a.m., the two-person flight crew of the Delta Boeing 737-800 had accelerated to 62 knots (115 km/h) when the AeroMéxico Embraer 190 regional jet, a slightly smaller aircraft, proceeded to land ahead of it and decelerate. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Data shows the two planes came within 200 feet (61 metres) of one another. In air traffic control recordings obtained by ABC , one of the Delta pilots is heard saying they will hold on the runway, followed by another thus-far unidentified voice saying 'Wow' and another chiming in with 'Increíble,' Spanish for incredible. It's not immediately clear how many people were aboard the Embraer, but it typically seats 96 to 114. Delta said its aircraft promptly returned to the gate after the close call, where it took on additional fuel and conferred with its safety and flight operations officials. It sent flight 590 on its way about two hours later. 'We appreciate the flight crew's actions to maintain situational awareness and act quickly,' the airline wrote in a statement to National Post. It promised to work with authorities and said it has already contacted aviation authorities in Mexico, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration. In a statement provided to CBS, AeroMéxico said it, too, was liaising with authorities. National Post has contacted the airline, the NTSB and Mexico's Federal Civil Aviation Agency. The FAA, when contacted, deferred to the airline and Mexican officials. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .
Calgary Herald
2 hours ago
- General
- Calgary Herald
Delta jet aborts takeoff to avoid collision with plane landing in Mexico City
Pilots of a Delta Air Lines jet with 144 passengers on board and bound for Atlanta from Mexico City on Monday morning had to slam the brakes on during takeoff to avoid colliding with a jet landing on the same runway. Article content Delta flight 590 was taking off from Benito Juarez International Airport, Mexico's largest and busiest airport, when AeroMéxico Connect flight 1631 appeared overhead and in front of them, according to Delta and data from Flightradar24 confirmed by National Post. Article content Article content Article content At 7:28 a.m., the two-person flight crew of the Delta Boeing 737-800 had accelerated to 62 knots (115 km/h) when the AeroMéxico Embraer 190 regional jet, a slightly smaller aircraft, proceeded to land ahead of it and decelerate. Article content In air traffic control recordings obtained by ABC, one of the Delta pilots is heard saying they will hold on the runway, followed by another thus-far unidentified voice saying 'Wow' and another chiming in with 'Increíble,' Spanish for incredible. Article content Article content Delta said its aircraft promptly returned to the gate after the close call, where it took on additional fuel and conferred with its safety and flight operations officials. It sent flight 590 on its way about two hours later. Article content Article content 'We appreciate the flight crew's actions to maintain situational awareness and act quickly,' the airline wrote in a statement to National Post. Article content It promised to work with authorities and said it has already contacted aviation authorities in Mexico, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration. Article content In a statement provided to CBS, AeroMéxico said it, too, was liaising with authorities. Article content National Post has contacted the airline, the NTSB and Mexico's Federal Civil Aviation Agency. The FAA, when contacted, deferred to the airline and Mexican officials.
Edmonton Journal
2 hours ago
- General
- Edmonton Journal
Delta jet aborts takeoff to avoid collision with plane landing in Mexico City
Pilots of a Delta Air Lines jet with 144 passengers on board and bound for Atlanta from Mexico City on Monday morning had to slam the brakes on during takeoff to avoid colliding with a jet landing on the same runway. Article content Delta flight 590 was taking off from Benito Juarez International Airport, Mexico's largest and busiest airport, when AeroMéxico Connect flight 1631 appeared overhead and in front of them, according to Delta and data from Flightradar24 confirmed by National Post. Article content Article content Article content At 7:28 a.m., the two-person flight crew of the Delta Boeing 737-800 had accelerated to 62 knots (115 km/h) when the AeroMéxico Embraer 190 regional jet, a slightly smaller aircraft, proceeded to land ahead of it and decelerate. Article content In air traffic control recordings obtained by ABC, one of the Delta pilots is heard saying they will hold on the runway, followed by another thus-far unidentified voice saying 'Wow' and another chiming in with 'Increíble,' Spanish for incredible. Article content Delta said its aircraft promptly returned to the gate after the close call, where it took on additional fuel and conferred with its safety and flight operations officials. It sent flight 590 on its way about two hours later. Article content Article content 'We appreciate the flight crew's actions to maintain situational awareness and act quickly,' the airline wrote in a statement to National Post. Article content It promised to work with authorities and said it has already contacted aviation authorities in Mexico, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration. Article content In a statement provided to CBS, AeroMéxico said it, too, was liaising with authorities. Article content National Post has contacted the airline, the NTSB and Mexico's Federal Civil Aviation Agency. The FAA, when contacted, deferred to the airline and Mexican officials.
OC Media
5 hours ago
- Politics
- OC Media
Azerbaijani media claims it identified Russian officers responsible for deadly AZAL crash
Sign in or or Become a member to unlock the audio version of this article Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel Aliyev's fears — become an OC Media member today Become a member The pro-government Azerbaijani media outlet Minval has alleged that it has identified three Russian military officers who they said are responsible for ordering and firing upon the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that subsequently crash-landed in Kazakhstan in December, killing 38 people. Shortly following the incident, Azerbaijan blamed Russia for shooting the plane down and urged the Kremlin to take responsibility, punish those involved, and pay reparations to the survivors. While Russian President Vladimir Putin said he apologised for the 'tragic incident', he stopped short of admitting Russia's guilt in the matter. Earlier in July, President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan was preparing to take Russia to international court over the plane crash. Minval reported on Tuesday that it had anonymously received a letter written by Russian Captain Dmitry Paladichuk — who reportedly fired the missile that struck the plane — at the command of Major General Aleksandr Tolopilo. The outlet said the allegations were corroborated by a third Russian official, Lt. Colonel Nikolai Orlansky, who said he had received the orders from Tolopilo and forwarded them to Paladichuk. The purported letter also described how Tolopilo gave 'deliberately false testimony', claiming that the air defence missiles had self-destructed and not hit the plane, while simultaneously blaming the incident on air traffic controllers. Minval claimed that the air defence unit that allegedly fired on the plane was in 'poor technical and organisational condition', which was why they mistakenly identified the jet as a military target — likely a Ukrainian drone. Previously, Russian officials said that Grozny — the original destination of the plane — was under attack by Ukrainian drones at the time the plane approached, which resulted in emergency defensive moves from air defence units in the area. Despite evidence reportedly shared in an internal Russian investigation that incriminated Tolopilo, Minval said he was not punished, but actually promoted. The reporting was quickly picked up by Ukraine's Stratcom Centre, which described the incident as 'another cover-up. Another war crime without consequences'. Advertisement New details emerge on the Russian military commander responsible for ordering the downing of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2‑8243 over Grozny. According to Azerbaijani outlet Minval Politika, the officer who gave the order to fire on the civilian AZAL Embraer 190 on December 25,… — SPRAVDI — Stratcom Centre (@StratcomCentre) July 22, 2025 Minval also said that it had located the personal phone numbers of the Russian officers involved and had contacted them, but had not received any responses. The outlet added that it was ready to share the evidence with Azerbaijani authorities investigating the incident. Earlier in July, Minval released what it said were leaked recordings of Paladichuk receiving orders to fire on the plane. At the time, the alleged commanding officer, Tolopilo, was not identified. Minval acknowledged it could not corroborate the authenticity of the material, but the Russian independent media outlet The Insider said it appeared to be authentic. The release of the audio recordings came amidst a sharp deterioration in relations between Azerbaijan and Russia, spurred on by a mass police raid in Russia's Yekaterinburg that resulted in the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis and the arrest of around 50 others. Baku has said that brothers Ziyaddin and Huseyn Safarov were beaten to death with 'extreme cruelty' by Russian law enforcement officers, backing up its allegations with reports from a medical examiner. In contrast, Russia has claimed that the Safarov brothers died of natural causes. Tensions quickly escalated in the following days, with Azerbaijan issuing a formal complaint to Russia, cancelling all Russia-related cultural events, and arresting a number of Russian journalists accused of espionage. As of the end of July, the diplomatic crisis has appeared to cool down from its height earlier in the month, but is still ongoing.
News18
8 hours ago
- General
- News18
Planes Nearly Collide On Mexico City Runway In Frightening Close Call
Last Updated: Pilots halted Delta flight moments before takeoff in Mexico City as AeroMéxico jet unexpectedly touched down ahead. Two planes almost collided on the runway in Mexico City on Monday when an AeroMéxico regional jet about to land flew over and touched down in front of Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 jet that had begun taking off. The incident happened on the runway of the Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez where Delta Flight 590 was starting to roll down with 144 customers and six crew members on board. The passengers and the crew suddenly spotted another plane land directly in front of it, the airlines said in a statement. Flightradar 24, the flight tracking website, showed in a rendering of the incident via a video shot on aviation radar view. It showed that the AeroMéxico Connect flight 1631, an Embraer 190 regional jet, flew less than 200 feet over the moving Delta plane then landed in front of them on runway 5R. The journey for the Delta passengers commenced three hours later as pilots immediately stopped the takeoff and returned to the terminal following the incident. Delta, in a statement, said that it reported the incident to Mexican aviation authorities, as well as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the United States. 'Delta will fully cooperate with authorities as the circumstances around this flight are investigated," the airline said in a statement. 'We appreciate the flight crew's actions to maintain situational awareness and act quickly – part of Delta's extensive training." The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) downgraded Mexico's aviation safety rating in May 2021, citing its failure to meet minimum international safety standards. The top-tier Category 1 status was reinstated in September 2023, after the FAA provided technical assistance to help address and resolve the issues that led to the downgrade. Aviation incidents continue to make global headlines, with another close call emerging from US skies. Aviation regulators said Monday they are investigating a near-miss between a Delta flight operated by SkyWest and a US military B-52 bomber over Minot, North Dakota. The commercial pilot was forced to take emergency action, telling passengers, 'This is not normal at all," after spotting the bomber approach from the right. The FAA and SkyWest have launched probes into the July 18 incident. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
