September 27, 2011 News » Feature

Pilots and controllers report scores of close calls each year, but that's normal 

Close calls in the sky are just part of the routine for the airline industry.

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In March 2008, a mid-sized passenger jet, an Airbus A320, was approaching Kansas City International Airport for landing when an automated warning went off in the cockpit: collision alert. The instruments said another plane was 700 feet away and closing. The first…

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