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Potentially "disastrous" mid-air catastrophe averted thanks to air traffic controller
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August 15, 2026
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1:22Now PlayingTwo American Airlines jets over Phoenix with the same flight number caused confusion in the tower as radar showed the planes headed in the same direction. Matt Rivers reports on the quick-thinking air traffic controller credited with averting catastrophe.
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