‘Could have been disastrous’: Flights with same call sign converge near Phoenix
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- Der Spiegel (Germany)seen 17 Aug, 03:33URL changed
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Fri, 14 August 2026
2 reports- wxyz.com18:22first to report
An incident involving two American Airlines flights near Phoenix early Friday "could have been disastrous," according to an air traffic controller who helped manage the situation.
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- wtvr.com14 Aug, 18:22their copy
- PBS NewsHour22:50
A potential disaster was averted Friday when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying the same flight number and acted quickly to avoid confusion and keep them a safe distance apart.
Sat, 15 August 2026
4 reports- Der Spiegel (Germany)02:57
In den USA hat ein Fluglotse nur knapp eine Katastrophe verhindert. Wegen eines Fehlers waren zwei Boeing mit derselben Flugnummer unterwegs. Anweisungen zur Flugroute galten daher für beide Jets – bis ein Lotse eingriff.
- RMF24 (Poland)06:16
Mogło dojść do katastrofy lotniczej. Dwa samoloty z tym samym numerem lotu
- Novinky (Czechia)07:03
Dispečer z amerického Phoenixu v pátek dokázal předejít letecké katastrofě poté, co dvě letadla dostala nedopatřením stejné označení American 2482. Informuje o tom stanice Sky News, podle níž mohlo dojít k letecké katastrofě, kdyby se letadla střetla ve vzduchu.
- yahoo.com15:26
An air traffic controller's quick thinking helped avert a dangerous situation when two jets, one landing in Phoenix and the other simultaneously taking off, shared the same flight number and radio fre...