The pilots talked to air traffic controllers who appear to have directed the planes to "resequence," and flight data appears to show both making a circle before landing safely.
The close call between the United and Delta flights at the Phoenix airport comes amid an increase in plane near-collisions.
The FAA has launched an investigation into a loss of separation between two commercial flights in Phoenix Saturday.
The planes, carrying more than 350 people, experienced "a loss of required separation" while preparing to land at the same Phoenix airport, the FAA said.
The FAA has ordered SpaceX to investigate what caused on of the company's Starships to explode over Turks and Caicos Thursday.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a United ... had a near-collision while preparing to land in Phoenix over the weekend. United Airlines Flight 1724 and Delta ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a narrowly missed midair collision between two planes carrying hundreds of passengers at Phoenix airport over the weekend. A United ...
(CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a narrowly missed midair collision between a United flight and a Delta flight at Phoenix ... The FAA noted both planes landed ...
The FAA issued a short statement detailing that Delta Air Lines and United Airlines aircraft both landed safely after a loss of required separation when the planes were inbound to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) on January 11.
At this juncture, it should only take a few more months for the final assembly and flight certification paperwork to be finished.
Two passenger planes came dangerously close to each other near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in the USA. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently investigating the incident. The incident took place on Saturday,