Again?!? Another near miss Air Canada incident at SFO

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Back in July air traffic control barely averted what could have likely been the worst disaster in aviation history. An Air Canada jet nearly landed on a crowded taxiway. With less than 100 feet separating Air Canada flight 759 and the other planes on the taxiway, the tower gave the “go around” order at the last possible second.

It is entirely possible that all 140 people on board, along with hundreds more on the other four planes on the taxiway, would have been killed. This is one of the scariest near misses ever.

Another mishap at SFO??

On Sunday another Air Canada jet disregarded air traffic control orders, nearly landing on an occupied runway. Inbound Air Canada flight 781 from Montreal was given clearance to…

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