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• David Kaminski-Morrow
Air-ground communications show a Phoenix controller had to separate converging American Airlines Boeing 737-800s operating outbound and inbound services that shared the same callsign. The event highlights the operational risk created when similar flight identifiers are used simultaneously in the same airspace.
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Air-ground communications show a Phoenix controller had to separate converging American Airlines Boeing 737-800s operating outbound and inbound services that shared the same callsign. The event highlights the operational risk created when similar flight identifiers are used simultaneously in the same airspace.
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Two American Airlines Boeing 737s operating near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport used the same flight number while on the same ATC frequency. One crew accepted instructions intended for the other, forcing a controller to intervene and maintain separation as an arriving flight and departure converged.
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