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Coverage dated November 14, 2024

American Airlines flight out of Hawaii told to make ‘expedited climb’ to avoid mountains

Headline from East Idaho News

(CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration says an air traffic controller’s instructions kept an American Airlines flight from hitting mountains near Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii. The agency is investigating the incident on American flight 298 just after takeoff, bound for Los Angeles e…

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  1. East Idaho News

    American Airlines flight out of Hawaii told to make ‘expedited climb’ to avoid mountains (opens East Idaho News)

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    (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration says an air traffic controller’s instructions kept an American Airlines flight from hitting mountains near Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii. The agency is investigating the incident on American flight 298 just after takeoff, bound for Los Angeles e…

  2. NBC New York

    American Airlines flight ordered to make ‘expedited climb' to avoid crashing into mountain after Hawaii takeoff (opens NBC New York)

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    Flight 298 departing from Honolulu for LA when it was ordered to expedite its climb to avoid crashing into mountainous terrain earlier this week.

  3. Quartz

    An American Airlines flight narrowly missed a mountain (opens Quartz)

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    Air traffic controllers had to instruct the plane's pilots to "perform an expedited climb"

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