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Narrow miss at Charlotte: Pilot brakes to avoid taxiway truck

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Source: CBS News
Narrow miss at Charlotte: Pilot brakes to avoid taxiway truck
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TL;DR

An American Airlines pilot on Flight 1197 narrowly avoided colliding with a ground vehicle at Charlotte Douglas International Airport after a pickup truck entered the taxi path; the truck was not affiliated with American, and the incident is under FAA and airport investigation, with the crew's professionalism being praised by the airline.

Topics:businesstransportation#airlines#aviation#charlotte-douglas-international-airport#faa-investigation#near-miss#transportation
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  1. American Airlines pilot forced to "slam on the brakes" to avoid colliding with truck at Charlotte airport  CBS News
  2. ‘That was really bad’: Pilot avoids collision with airport truck at Charlotte Douglas  Yahoo
  3. Pilot had to ‘slam on the brakes’ to avoid hitting a truck at Charlotte airport  CNN
  4. Video shows close call on taxiway at CLT  WSOC TV
  5. ‘Really bad’: Ground vehicle nearly collides with American Airlines plane at Charlotte airport, pilot says  WAVY.com

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