SF News SFO, Oakland on FAA’s 'Hot Spot' List of Airports Most at Risk of Runway Close Calls Nine Bay Area airports, including SFO and Oakland, are on the FAA’s “hot spot” list notifying pilots about areas on the ground at US airports that could potentially be the sites of collisions or near-misses due to confusing layouts and busy runway crossings.
SF News Near-Miss Between Taxiing Jets at SFO Sounds Like Fault of Overworked Air Traffic Controller A recent near-miss between jets taxiing across runways at San Francisco International Airport was avoided by a United flight crew, and it appears to have been the fault of an overwhelmed and/or overtired air traffic controller.
SF News Another United Flight From SFO Needed To Make An Emergency Landing After System Issues On Friday A United Airlines jet headed to Mexico City experienced a problem with the aircraft's hydraulic system, prompting an emergency landing at LAX on Friday afternoon.
SF News Weird Odor Prompts Southwest Jet To Turn Around At Oakland Airport A Southwest flight bound for Burbank that took off from Oakland Airport just after 7 a.m. this morning had to turn around and land twenty minutes later after a mysterious odor filled
SF News Lightning Struck A Plane Leaving SFO Last Night! An outbound flight from SFO to London was forced to land shortly after takeoff last night after it was struck by a bolt of lightning. That storm wasn't playin' around!
