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Updated · CNN · Apr 20Southwest Jets in Near Miss at Nashville Airport Prompt FAA Investigation
53 articles · Updated · CNN · Apr 20
- Two Southwest Airlines planes narrowly avoided a midair collision near Nashville International Airport after receiving cockpit collision alerts.
- The incident occurred when one plane aborted its landing and was inadvertently directed by air traffic control into the path of another departing jet.
- Both aircraft responded to onboard collision avoidance systems and landed safely; the FAA is investigating the close call.
How many more near-misses will occur before the FAA's staffing crisis is solved? Is the U.S. air traffic control system on the brink of a catastrophic failure? Can next-generation AI systems prevent the next fatal air traffic control mistake? With controllers overworked, was the Nashville near-collision an unavoidable outcome? What immediate changes are being made at Nashville airport to protect travelers now?