FAA Investigates Near-Midair Collision Between Delta and United Flights Over Phoenix

Two passenger planes carrying hundreds of passengers came dangerously close to colliding while landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, prompting an FAA investigation.

A Delta Airbus A330 and a United Boeing 737 experienced a loss of required separation while attempting to land at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Saturday morning.
The planes came within 425 feet vertically and less than a quarter mile horizontally, triggering collision warnings in both cockpits.
Air traffic control issued corrective instructions, and both planes landed safely without injuries to the combined 374 passengers aboard.
The FAA has launched an investigation into the incident, which is part of a broader rise in near-collisions and runway incursions in recent years.
The event follows other recent aviation safety concerns, including a United flight being clipped by another plane at Chicago O’Hare last week and several other close calls nationwide in the past year.