41. The Faucett pilot had reported he could not see the airport runway lights and asked the tower to increase the illumination, Leigh said. 42. The newspaper said pilots protested that problems with runway lights were not fixed quickly and some sections were dimmed or extinguished by faulty power supply. 43. The pilot of a plane that crash-landed with actress Sandra Bullock aboard may have failed to turn on the runway lights, the Federal Aviation Administration says. 44. They shut off runway lights and closed Kai Tak, famous for its low approach and sharp final turn before landing. 45. There was no word when runway lights would be repaired, allowing nighttime flights. 46. They shut off runway lights and closed Kai Tak, famous for its low approach and sharp final turn. 47. Yong said that seconds after the crash, an airport maintenance vehicle requested the air traffic control tower to turn on the runway lights. 48. Yong said he could only confirm that the center runway lights were on, because a section of the closed runway was used by taxiing aircraft. 49. Yong said that seconds after the crash, an airport maintenance vehicle requested that the air traffic control tower turn on the runway lights. 50. Defence sources said the pilot asked the control tower at Palaly, on the northern edge of Jaffna peninsula, to switch on runway lights to land. |