Phoenix Air Traffic Controller Prevents Collision Between Two American Airlines Jets
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A potential disaster was averted Friday when a Phoenix air traffic controller prevented two American Airlines jets from colliding after they were mistakenly assigned the same flight number.
The controller recognized the duplication and acted quickly to avoid confusion and maintain a safe distance between the two aircraft.
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