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Two planes nearly collide at LAX, FAA says
Los Angeles Times • • business
Key Points:
- An Air France flight departing Los Angeles International Airport made an unauthorized turn and nearly collided with an American Airlines plane taking off from a parallel runway.
- The Air France flight came within 500 vertical feet and about one mile of the American Airlines flight, prompting immediate corrective instructions from air traffic control.
- Controllers questioned the Air France pilot after the incident to confirm whether proper instructions had been received and followed.
- This near miss adds to a series of recent safety incidents at LAX, including a runway collision on October 6 and a Southwest emergency landing a month later.
- Neither Air France nor American Airlines have provided comments regarding the incident.
