The Federal Aviation Administration is once again looking into a close call at a major U.S. airport, after two passenger jets narrowly avoided a mid-air collision as they attempted to land in Phoenix.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a narrowly missed midair collision between a United flight and a Delta flight at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Saturday, the agency ...
Both planes were cleared to land at 11 a.m. local time when Delta Flight 1070 received a collision warning. The flight, carrying 245 passengers on the Airbus A330 plane, was inbound from Detroit.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a United Airlines flight and a Delta Airlines flight had a near-collision over Phoenix on Saturday.
Flight crews on United flight 1724 and Delta flight 1070 each received onboard alerts that the other plane was too close around 11 a.m. on Jan. 11, and both planes landed safely, according to the FAA.
No one was injured, but a passenger on one of the planes described “violent shaking” and a “really loud crunching sound.” ...
A blaring onboard anti-collision system is the only thing that prevented what could have been a horrific midair collision between two passenger planes as they approached Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport ...