2 ‘American 2482’ flights, same call sign: How US air traffic controller prevented disaster
The controller acted quickly to avoid confusion and kept the two flights at a safe distance, finding a solution to ensure that both planes understood directions | World News
A potential aviation disaster was narrowly averted on Friday after a United States air traffic controller identified that two American Airlines planes were mistakenly flying with the same flight number. The incident took place shortly after midnight ... [3342 chars]