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FAA Halts Parallel Visual Approaches at San Francisco Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has terminated parallel visual approach operations at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Previously, on runways where parallel instrument approaches were not possible under ICAO rules, aircraft were required to perform visual landings under tower instructions and were directed to runways in sequence due to heavy traffic. Under the FAA’s new decision, only one runway will…