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Quick-thinking air traffic controller averts potential disaster after flight number mix-up

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Quick-thinking air traffic controller averts potential disaster after flight number mix-up
Stuff
Stuff🏁 first to report3 hrs ago
Quick-thinking air traffic controller averts potential disaster after flight number mix-up
Audio of the incident shows how he found a solution to ensure the American Airlines jets maintained proper separation as one arrived from Chicago shortly after the other had taken off in Phoenix.
CBS News
CBS News3 hrs ago
Air traffic controller saves day when 2 jets with same call number converge
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 frequency.
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