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Two regional passenger jets came within 300 vertical feet of each other during approach to Greensboro Airport. An air traffic control alert triggered a quick response, preventing a closer incident.
A Nouvelair A320 narrowly avoided colliding with an easyJet jet at Nice Airport, missing by just meters. The incident, during stormy weather, has triggered three investigations and sparked criticism o
An easyJet flight experienced a near collision with a Nouvelair plane at Nice Airport on Sept. 21. French investigators are probing the serious incident, which occurred during heavy rain and reduced v
A telecommunications outage caused by cut fiber optic cables severely disrupted flights at Dallas Love Field and DFW airports, leading to hundreds of cancellations and delays affecting over 100,000 Am
North Texas airports, including DFW and Love Field, returned to normal Saturday after a telecommunications outage Friday caused over 400 cancellations and 600 delays. The FAA cited multiple equipment
A telecommunications equipment issue caused widespread flight delays and ground stops at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field on Friday, federal officials confirmed. The FAA s
An Air Corsica flight was delayed by 70 minutes after an air traffic controller reportedly fell asleep, leaving the aircraft in a holding pattern over Corsica.
An Air Corsica flight circled for an hour before landing in Ajaccio, Corsica, after the air traffic controller reportedly fell asleep, leaving the runway unlit and radio calls unanswered. The pilot ke
A Spirit Airlines plane flew close to Air Force One, carrying then-President Donald Trump, over New York. Air traffic control issued urgent alerts to the commercial flight, but authorities confirmed s
Over 20,000 air traffic controllers are in Las Vegas for a safety conference, addressing staffing shortages months after a deadly collision. The NATCA event includes awards for controllers and aims to
A Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale to Boston had a close call with Air Force One over New York. An air traffic controller repeatedly told the Spirit pilot to change course. Both planes, whi
A Spirit Airlines flight was rerouted over New York to maintain distance from Air Force One, carrying former President Donald Trump to the UK. Air traffic controllers intervened, though no safety crit
