Air France and American Airlines jets nearly collide after wrong turn in midair over LAX
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 10.
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. after the pilots of Air France Flight 28, traveling from Los Angeles to Papeete, Tahiti, turned into the path of an American Airlines aircraft that had departed from a parallel runway, according to the FAA. Flight tracking data indicates the two planes came within 400 feet vertically of each other…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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[Claude] Report 2 describes the same Air France and American Airlines near-collision after takeoff from LAX, with no conflicting facts.
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