FAA Investigating Midair Near-Collision Between Delta, United Flights Over Phoenix

CBS Bay Area

The FAA is investigating after two passenger jets carrying hundreds of passengers almost collided near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Saturday.

Both planes were cleared to land at 11 a.m. local time when Delta Flight 1070 received a collision warning. The flight, carrying 245 passengers on the Airbus A330 plane, was inbound from Detroit.

A similar alert was set off on United Flight 1724 from San Francisco when attempting to land. The Boeing 737 plane was carrying 129 passengers.

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