**Previous Episode: [[BDE407 ]]** **Next Episode: [[BDE409 ]]** %%Post image thumbnail below.%%  > [!abstract|no-i] **Episode Overview** **Date Aired:** [[02-01-2025]] **Title:** Planes, Trains, and Automobiles **Episode:** 408 **Description:** Recapping January 2025 and more insight into the erosion of standards at the FAA. **Link:** https://rumble.com/v6fzp9v-big-dig-energy-408-planes-trains-and-automobiles.html **Tags:** %%<https://historydraft.com/happened/what-happened/1-January/world>%% ## Replay %% Get embed URL then highlight and hit ALT + I%% <iframe src="https://rumble.com/embed/v6dra91/?pub=6eeyh" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; "></iframe> <br> ## Greetings & Announcements 1. Hi! ## Segments ### Airline Incidents **Runway Incursions** [Runway Incursions | Federal Aviation Administration](https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/resources/runway_incursions) --- February 14, 2023 — [Memo](https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2023_02_14-FAA-Call-to-Action.pdf)  March 15, 2023 — The FAA convened a safety summit to examine actions the aviation community needs to take to maintain its safety record. Participants included commercial and general aviation leaders, labor partners, and other aviation experts. [Readout from the FAA Aviation Safety Summit Breakout Panels](https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/readout-faa-aviation-safety-summit-breakout-panels) > The FAA will urge the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) team to set a new goal of eliminating serious incidents such as [runway incursions](https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety) and close calls. _ March 16, 2023 — [Near misses and other mishaps are setting off alarm bells in the aviation industry : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/16/1163835032/near-misses-and-other-mishaps-are-setting-off-alarm-bells-in-the-aviation-indust) January 14, 2025— [FAA investigates near mid-air collision over Phoenix : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/01/14/nx-s1-5259676/faa-investigation-near-collision-phoenix-delta-united) > The Federal Aviation Administration is once again looking into a close call at a major U.S. airport, after two passenger jets narrowly avoided a mid-air collision in Phoenix over the weekend. > > United Airlines Flight 1724 from San Francisco and Delta Air Lines Flight 1070 from Detroit came dangerously close to each other as both were trying to land at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Saturday. > > At their closest point, the two commercial jets, a Boeing 737 and Airbus A330, flew within about 1,200 feet of each other laterally and 875 feet vertically, according to data from Flightradar24. %%Footer Starts Here%% --- ![[Brain Icon 1.png|center]] <b><font color="#ffffff"> <center>You might not have noticed it… but your brain did.</center> </font></b> --- ### Tags ### Linked Pages & Footnotes