near miss

‘Loss of required separation’ occurred when Delta and United flights were within around 1,200 feet laterally and 875 feet vertically.

The incident prompted a call from the safety agency for cockpit voice recorders to be required to cover the last 25 hours of audio instead of two hours.

In the past year, at least 500 near collisions involving major airlines were reported.

The FAA says it is taking immediate action to improve air traffic controller training and safety reporting in response to a recently released National Airspace System Safety Review Team report.

The incident occurred when both aircraft were reportedly assigned to the same runway at San Diego International Airport.

Investigation has attributed a ‘flight crew taking off without clearance’ for the February
incident at Logan International between a private jet and airliner.