An air traffic controller's quick thinking helped avert a dangerous situation when two jets, one landing in Phoenix and the other simultaneously taking off, shared the same flight number and radio frequency.
By
Sarah Ploss,
Kathryn Krupnik,
Kris Van Cleave
Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms.
Potential disaster was averted when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying…
Potential disaster was averted when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying…
Potential disaster was averted when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying…
The near miss happened when a pair of American Airlines planes under the same call call sign and on the same frequency spoke with…
A potential aviation disaster was narrowly avoided near Phoenix after an air traffic controller noticed that two American…
A commercial jet and a cargo plane came dangerously close to crashing into one another, with an air traffic control call…
2 planes with same flight number avoid possible disaster thanks to controller
2 planes with the same flight number avoid possible disaster thanks to quick-thinking controller
2 Planes With The Same Flight Number Avoid Possible Disaster Thanks To Quick-Thinking Controller
Disaster averted after jets spared from almost-certain collision
Two American jets with same flight number avoid mid-air disaster
Dos aviones con el mismo número de vuelo evitan colisión gracias a rápida acción de un controlador aéreo
Controlador evita desastre ao identificar 2 aviões com o mesmo número | G1
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