ChasenSFO
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http://avherald.com/h?article=45363621&opt=0
Well OK then...2 other forums claim that this captain was involved in an over-run last year. Not quite sure what to make of this...if I was a passenger I'd be freaking out too.
Sorry, I hit enter and posted the topic before I was done with the title, it was going to say "Nothing wrong with a little 'love tap' between airliners".
Incident: Ryanair B738 and American B763 at Barcelona on May 27th 2011, both aircraft departed despite ground collision and passenger complaintsBy Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Jul 28th 2012 18:21Z, last updated Saturday, Jul 28th 2012 18:21ZAn American Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N366AA performing flight AA-67 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to New York JFK,NY (USA), had taxied to the holding point runway 25L and was holding short of the runway.A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EKB performing flight FR-8136 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Ibiza,SP (Spain) with 169 passengers and 6 crew, was taxiing along Barcelona's taxiway K for departure from runway 25L and was maneouvering to pass behind the Boeing 767-300.A number of passengers on board of the Boeing 737-800 observed the right hand wing of the aircraft contact the tailplane of the Boeing 767-300 and rose out of their seats attracting the attention of a flight attendant. A passenger told the flight attendant, that their aircraft had hit the aircraft besides them. The flight attendant contacted the purser, who instructed her to contact the flight deck, she contacted the flight deck and informed the captain that passengers had seen their aircraft had hit another aircraft. The captain responded however everything was fine and she continued with the takeoff about 2 minutes after the Boeing 767.
Well OK then...2 other forums claim that this captain was involved in an over-run last year. Not quite sure what to make of this...if I was a passenger I'd be freaking out too.
Sorry, I hit enter and posted the topic before I was done with the title, it was going to say "Nothing wrong with a little 'love tap' between airliners".