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Two months before the ping pong match, Weiland had noticed an intense smell of engine oil as he was taxiing his Boeing 767 down the runway at Miami International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

He said the aircraft was taxiing toward takeoff when the captain announced “a situation with a passenger” required a return to the terminal.

From Washington Times • Nov. 27, 2022

Israel's aviation authority said the aircraft was taxiing at Ben Gurion Airport when the incident happened.

From BBC • May 10, 2022

It was only when the plane was taxiing for takeoff that he could feel relief.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2020

But a group of Yak fighters was taxiing along the runway.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein