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Southwest flight descends 475 feet to avoid 'midair collision' with Hawker Hunter
The incident occurred about six minutes after Southwest flight 1496 took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles ...
NTSB examines collision avoidance systems in probe into deadly DC crash
The National Transportation Safety Board continued its probe into the deadly Jan. 29 mid-air collision between a military aircraft and a passenger jet.
Southwest Flight Forced Into Extreme Maneuver to Avoid Mid-Air Collision
A Southwest Airlines flight resorted to a sudden drop to avoid a mid-air traffic collision while departing from Burbank, ...
Southwest jet dives to avoid collision over Burbank
Passengers aboard a Southwest Airlines jet from Burbank to Las Vegas said their pilot had to “aggressively” dive to avoid a ...
Southwest flight out of Burbank forced to dive to avoid collision, injuring flight attendants
One person on the flight said on social media that some passengers “flew out of their seats and bumped heads on the ceiling.” ...
Final day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on what could have prevented crash
The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Friday on collision avoidance technology and organizational ...
NTSB examines collision avoidance in final day of Flight 5342 investigation
Investigators from the NTSB questioned experts from the FAA, U.S. Army, MIT and two airlines about technology pilots use to ...
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U.S. and UK Are Developing Collision Avoidance Tech for the F-35
The Collision Avoidance Manual Deconfliction is being tested on the F-35 at Edwards AFB and is intended to reduce the risk of midair collision with ...
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Southwest aircraft takes a dive to avoid midair collision
A Southwest Airlines flight dropped several hundred feet in a matter of seconds to avoid a midair collision, after the ...
Southwest flight out of Burbank rapidly descends shortly after takeoff to avoid mid-air collision
The flight, bound for Las Vegas, plunged 475 feet from an altitude of 14,100 feet, according to flight tracking data ...
Southwest flight plummets nearly 500 feet ‘in a free fall’ to avoid ‘midair collision,’ leaving 2 flight attendants injured
The pilots of the Hawker Hunter reported having the Southwest plane in sight, but were not properly instructed by air traffic ...
Emergency services responding to collision at Carlisle Bus Station
EMERGENCY Services are currently responding to a road traffic collision at Carlisle Bus Station. The collision on Lonsdale ...