American Airlines flies two jets with same flight number simultaneously in dangerous mistake
First publishedAug 14, 20:34 UTC
Last updatedAug 15, 03:49 UTC · 16m ago
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Two American Airlines jets were found to briefly share the same flight number and radio frequency in what could have turned into a major problem for the airline.
Reported by 3 outlets — CBS News, PBS NewsHour, Seattle Times. See all sources ↓
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In brief
- What's the story?
- Two American Airlines jets were found to briefly share the same flight number and radio frequency in what could have turned into a major problem for the airline.
- How widely is it covered?
- 3 outlets, average source rating 7.3/10.
- When was it last updated?
- 16m ago.
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