The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) has disclosed that Delta Air Lines and United Airlines aircraft were involved in a near-miss in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 11 of this year. The FAA issued a short statement detailing that Delta Air Lines and United Airlines aircraft both landed safely after a loss of required separation when the planes were inbound to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport(PHX) on January 11.

The Federal Aviation Administration is once again looking into a close call at a major U.S. airport, after two passenger jets narrowly avoided a mid-air collision as they attempted to land in Phoenix.

The two flights, United Airlines Flight 1724 and Delta Air Lines Flight 1070 came too close to each other while arriving at the airport.

The two planes experienced ‘a loss of required separation’ when they neared Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the FAA said

The FAA is investigating after two planes became too close together while approaching Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport over the weekend. The Delta Airlines and United Airlines flights were both approaching the airport to land Saturday around 1 p.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it is investigating a recent near-midair collision of flights that were approaching Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. A Delta Air Lines flight, as well as a United Airlines flight “landed safely” following “a loss of required separation” while both en route to the Phoenix airport,