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In aviation, pushback is an airport procedure during which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from its parking position, usually at an airport gate by external power. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Pushbacks are carried out by special, low-profile vehicles called pushback tractors or tugs .
Powerback is used by aircraft to move backwards on the ground using the power of their engines in reverse thrust operation. [1] Civil and general aviation aircraft equipped with reverse thrust are technically or theoretically able to use powerbacks as a means of "backing up" but such operation is prohibited or strongly discouraged by aircraft manufacturers as well as airport safety regulations ...
On January 29, 2025, PSA Airlines Flight 5342 (marketed as American Eagle Flight 5342), [a] [6] [7] a Bombardier CRJ700 airliner, collided mid-air with a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, about half a mile (0.8 km) short of runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
Last year had the lowest aviation fatality risk and “all accident” rate on record, says a new report, making 2023 the safest year on record by some measures. Airplane safety has hit a new record.
Taxiing (rarely spelled taxying) [1] is the movement of an aircraft on the ground, under its own power, in contrast to towing or pushback where the aircraft is moved by a tug. The aircraft usually moves on wheels, but the term also includes aircraft with skis or floats (for water-based travel).
The final report on a plane crash that killed a Wichita Falls couple was released.
A remove before flight ribbon on Concorde landing gear A remove before flight keychain. Remove before flight is a safety warning often seen on removable aircraft and spacecraft components, typically in the form of a red ribbon, to indicate that a device, such as a protective cover or a pin to prevent the movement of mechanical parts, is only used when the aircraft is on the ground (parked or ...
Pushback may refer to: Pushback (aviation) , a vehicle for towing airplanes Pushback (migration) , any measure aimed at forcing migrants to return over a border