The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a United Airlines flight and a Delta flight, each carrying hundreds of people, nearly collided while preparing to land in Phoenix over the weekend.
The FAA said United Airlines Flight 1724 and Delta Air Lines Flight 1070 “failed to perform the required separation” on their way to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport around 11 a.m. Saturday, but both arrived at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. I landed safely at the airport.
“Both flight crews received in-flight alerts indicating that the other aircraft was nearby,” the FAA said in a statement. “Air traffic control issued corrective instructions to both flight crews.”
Officials did not reveal the exact distance between the two planes when the alarm sounded. The FAA said it is investigating the incident.
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The FAA is investigating after two United Airlines and Delta Airlines planes suffered near-misses while attempting to land at a Phoenix airport on Saturday. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency, Getty Images, File)
a united spokesperson The pilot of the plane was preparing to land when he “received an automatic warning from the flight deck to change altitude,” he told Fox News Digital in a statement.
“The pilot took immediate action and landed safely,” the statement said.
The United Airlines flight was flying from San Francisco to Phoenix with 123 passengers and six crew members on board, an airline spokesperson said. (St. Petersburg)
United Airlines was flying a Boeing 737-900 from San Francisco carrying 123 passengers and six crew members, a spokesperson said.
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a Delta Airlines spokesperson told FOX News Digital in a statement that its pilots and crew are trained to handle such situations.
There were 245 passengers on the Delta flight from Detroit to Phoenix, an airline spokesperson said. (St. Petersburg)
“Delta's flight crews have undergone extensive training to handle these unusual scenarios and are following resolution recommendations as directed, because nothing is more important than safety,” the statement said.
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The Delta flight was an Airbus A330-300 carrying 245 passengers from Detroit, a spokesperson said.
