Plane lands just 2 seconds after another flight takes off from same runway
An EasyJet plane took off from Edinburgh airport just 2 seconds before a Norwegian jet landed on the same runway, the CAA has revealed. The Norwegian Boeing 737 from the US was given clearance to land even though the EasyJet Airbus A320, bound for Luton, was still on the runway. The Airbus was making a normal departure under the control of a trainee air-traffic controller. The Norwegian crew were told to maintain a speed of at least 160 knots on the approach, rather than a specific speed. As a result, the Boeing approached faster than normal. The report says: ”A combination of factors, including brief delays to the departure of the A320 and the speed of the Boeing 737 being higher than normal, led to the reduction in separation before the controllers became aware of the closeness of the aircraft.” <br/>
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Plane lands just 2 seconds after another flight takes off from same runway
An EasyJet plane took off from Edinburgh airport just 2 seconds before a Norwegian jet landed on the same runway, the CAA has revealed. The Norwegian Boeing 737 from the US was given clearance to land even though the EasyJet Airbus A320, bound for Luton, was still on the runway. The Airbus was making a normal departure under the control of a trainee air-traffic controller. The Norwegian crew were told to maintain a speed of at least 160 knots on the approach, rather than a specific speed. As a result, the Boeing approached faster than normal. The report says: ”A combination of factors, including brief delays to the departure of the A320 and the speed of the Boeing 737 being higher than normal, led to the reduction in separation before the controllers became aware of the closeness of the aircraft.” <br/>
