Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleListen as air traffic controller in Phoenix averts potential disasterA Phoenix air traffic controller prevented a potential mid-air collision after two American Airlines planes were accidentally assigned the same flight number. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Friday as one American Airlines flight 2482 arrived from Chicago while another flight 2482 was departing Phoenix. To avoid confusion, the controller quickly differentiated the aircraft by addressing them as American 2482 on the arrival and American 2482 on the departure. The controller kept the arriving plane safely above the departing jet and directed both pilots to keep visual contact while miles apart. The 25-year air traffic veteran successfully separated the planes, noting after the incident that the situation could have been disastrous. In fullTwo American Airlines planes come close to disaster after flight number mix-upMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
How a US air traffic controller prevented a potential mid-air collision
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleListen as air traffic controller in Phoenix averts potential disasterA Phoenix air traffic controller prevented a potential mid-air collision after two American Airlines planes were accidentally assigned the same flight number. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Friday as one American Airlines flight 2482 arrived from Chicago while another flight 2482 was departing Phoenix. To avoid confusion, the controller quickly differentiated the aircraft by addressing them as American 2482 on the arrival and American 2482 on the departure. The controller kept the arriving plane safely above the departing jet and directed both pilots to keep visual contact while miles apart. The 25-year air traffic veteran successfully separated the planes, noting after the incident that the situation could have been disastrous. In fullTwo American Airlines planes come close to disaster after flight number mix-upMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
