Coverage dated November 8, 2026 to November 10, 2026
Air France flight nearly hits American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California
Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco
An Air France flight nearly hit an American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California over the weekend.
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An Air France jet and an American Airlines jet came close to each other shortly after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). An air traffic controller ordered the Air France crew to turn immediately and told the American Airlines crew to maintain altitude.
The FAA is investigating after two passenger jets narrowly avoided a midair collision shortly after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport when one aircraft reportedly made an unauthorized turn into the other’s flight path. The close call occurred Saturday at approximately 12:20 a.m.
Air traffic control audio captured the tense moment an Air France jet made an unauthorized turn into the path of an American Airlines flight at LAX recently. An expert weighed in.
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