FAA investigating after American Airlines flight makes ‘expedited climb’ to avoid mountain
The Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating why an American Airlines flight from Hawaii did not follow an assigned route and was instead forced to perform an “expedited climb” to avoid the terrain in its path,
American Airlines pilots told to make ‘expedited climb’ to avoid Hawaii mountains
American Airlines pilots were told to make an “expedited climb” to avoid crashing into Hawaiian mountains Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  An air traffic controller instructed Flight 298,
American Airlines Flight Nearly Crashes Into Mountain In Hawaii
When travelers say they hope to reach their destination in one piece, they sometimes mean it literally. An American Airlines flight departing Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu on Wednesday performed “an expedited climb” to avoid colliding with a mountain.
American Airlines flight avoids Hawaii mountain in ‘expedited climb’ after takeoff
An American Airlines flight departing Hawaii was hastily ordered to make an “expedited climb” to avoid crashing into mountainous terrain on Wednesday.
American Airlines flight performs 'expedited climb' to dodge mountain in Hawaii, FAA says
The American Airlines flight was departing from Honolulu to Los Angeles when it performed an "expedited climb."
American Airlines flight out of Hawaii told to make ‘expedited climb’ to avoid mountains
The Federal Aviation Administration says an air traffic controller’s instructions kept an American Airlines flight from hitting mountains near Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii.
American Airlines Flight Narrowly Avoids Mountain
American Airlines flight AA298, which departed Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii in the early hours of the morning, received a request from air traffic control to accelerat
American Airlines plane avoids hitting a mountain
American Airlines  (AAL)  plane that had just taken off from Honolulu to Los Angeles had to go an “expedited climb” to avoid a mountain that it risked crashing into otherwise. "An air traffic controller instructed American Airlines Flight 298 to perform an expedited climb after the crew did not make the assigned turn while departing from Honolulu International Airport,
American Airlines flight from Honolulu makes ‘expedited climb’ to avoid mountains
An American Airlines flight departing Daniel K. Inouye International Airport early Wednesday morning had to make an “expedited climb” to avoid crashing into the Koolau mountains, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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