Unexpected Taxi Instructions Caused Loss of Situational Awareness Before BA 747 Clipped Building

Credit: SACAA
LONDON —The crew of a British Airways Boeing 747-400 appeared to lose situational awareness when their taxi-out instructions did not match what they anticipated, leading them to miss a key turn and clip a building while rolling down an unassigned taxiway, South African air accident investigators...

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