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Continue For The Runway": Turkish Airlines A350 Enters Newark Runway Without Clearance
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A Turkish Airlines Airbus A350-900 may have experienced a pilot deviation at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) after the crew lined up and waited on the runway without being granted takeoff clearance, according to audio shared online. On Tuesday, September 15, the tower informed the pilots they were next for departure and referenced the runway, but did not clear them for takeoff. After taxiing onto runway 4L, the crew asked for “30 seconds” before beginning the takeoff roll. Reporting cited by One Mile at a Time suggests confusion arose when pilots stopped before the hold-short line and then interpreted “continue to the runway” as authorization to line up and wait.
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