Air France and American Airlines planes nearly collide after take-off from Los Angeles airport: What went wrong?
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- ✓An Air France Airbus A350 and an American Airlines Airbus A321 nearly collided after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport on November 7.
- ✓The Air France plane made an unauthorised left turn, putting it on a conflicting path.
- ✓Air traffic controllers intervened, and both planes reached their destinations safely.
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- Indian Markets
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- 4 Minute(s)
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- India Economy
An Air France Airbus A350-900 and an American Airlines Airbus A321 reportedly came within 400 feet (121 metres) of vertical separation shortly after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on November 7, 2026, triggering an air traffic control alert and urgent instructions to prevent a potential mid-air collision.
The incident occurred when the two aircraft were departing for different destinations within approximately a minute of each other. According to multiple aviation reports, the Air France aircraft allegedly made an unauthorised left turn shortly after take-off, deviating from its assigned departure procedure and entering a conflicting flight path with the American Airlines aircraft.
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