The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport where two passenger jets, a United Airlines Boeing 737 and a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330, came within 1,200 feet horizontally and 875 feet vertically of each other during landing attempts. Both aircraft received cockpit alerts and aborted their approaches, circling the airport before landing safely.
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 once again looking into a close call at a major U.S. airport, after two planes narrowly avoided a mid-air collision as they were attempting to land over the weekend in Phoenix.
At their closest point, the two commercial jets, a Boeing 737 and Airbus A330, flew within about 1,200 feet of each other laterally and 875 feet vertically, according to data from Flightradar24. This screen capture provided by the tracking company Flightradar24 shows the United 737 and Delta A330 flying close to each other as they tried to land in Phoenix. They were within about 1,200 feet laterally and 875 feet vertically at their closest point.As the Delta widebody jet was nearing a runway, an audible warning of"descend, descend" could be heard from the flight deck as the crew was communicating with an air traffic controller.
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