The FAA is investigating after United and Delta flights nearly collided before landing at Phoenix Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after United Airlines and Delta Air Lines flights carrying hundreds of people nearly collided while preparing to take off land in Phoenix over the weekend.
United Airlines Flight 1724 and Delta Airlines Flight 1070 landed safely at Phoenix Sky Harbor International airport after “experiencing a loss of required separation” as two passenger flights arrived at the airport around 11 a.m. Saturday, the FAA said.
“Both flight crews received warnings that another aircraft was in the vicinity,” the FAA said in a statement. “Air traffic control issued corrective instructions to both flight crews.”
Officials did not give the exact distance between the two planes when the warnings sounded. The FAA said it is investigating the incident.
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The FAA is investigating after two passenger jets, a United flight and a Delta flight, came close while attempting to land at Phoenix Airport on Saturday. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, File)
AND United spokesman told Fox News Digital in a statement that the flight’s pilot “received an automated cockpit warning to change altitude” as the pilot prepared to land.
“The pilots acted immediately and landed safely,” the statement said.
The United flight was carrying 123 passengers and six crew members from San Francisco to Phoenix, an airline spokesman said. (iStock)
The United flight was a Boeing 737-900 en route from San Francisco and was carrying 123 passengers and six crew members, the spokesman said.
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AND Delta spokesman told Fox News Digital in a statement that its pilots and crew are trained to handle such situations.
The Delta flight was carrying 245 passengers from Detroit to Phoenix, an airline spokesman said. (iStock)
“Because nothing is more important than safety, Delta flight crews are trained extensively to handle unusual scenarios such as this and follow the handling advice as directed,” the statement said.
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The Delta flight was an Airbus A330-300 en route from Detroit, carrying 245 passengers, the spokesman said.
