FAA is investigating a midair near-collision between two planes near the Phoenix airport
CNNCNN — 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 said. At the time United began climbing again, the two aircraft were.793 miles apart laterally 425 feet apart vertically.” An aerial view of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in 2021. “As nothing is more important than safety, Delta flight crews extensively train to handle uncommon scenarios such as this and followed the resolution advisory as directed,” a Delta spokesperson said Tuesday in a statement. “While United flight 1724 was preparing to land at Phoenix on Saturday, its pilots received an automated flight deck warning to change their altitude,” a United spokesperson said Tuesday in a statement.
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