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Southwest Flight Forced Into Extreme Maneuver to Avoid Mid-Air Collision

The plane abruptly descended 475 feet to avoid a collision with a Hawker Hunter aircraft, ABC News reported. About six minutes after Southwest flight 1496 took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport, it abruptly descended from 14,100 feet to 13,625 feet. The flight was bound for Las Vegas.

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Southwest aircraft takes a dive to avoid midair collision

A Southwest Airlines flight dropped several hundred feet in a matter of seconds to avoid a midair collision, after the Federal Aviation Administration said pilots were alerted to another aircraft's presence in the area.

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Two Southwest flight attendants injured as plane manoeuvres to avoid another aircraft

Southwest Flight 1496 sharply descended nearly 152m, according to flight tracking websites. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Blistering heat grounds planes as airlines delay boarding for cabin cooldowns

As the record-shattering heat continues to grip the Southwest, even airplanes aren't escaping the rising temperatures.

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Terrified passengers 'flew out of their seats' during dramatic Southwest nosedive to avoid mid-air crash

Passengers on Southwest Flight 1496 to Las Vegas experienced a terrifying nosedive when the pilot took action to avoid a ...

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Southwest Airlines passengers report sudden drop after departure from Burbank

Passengers on a Southwest Airlines jet described a jarring drop on a flight from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas that ...

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Southwest installs 'third set of eyes' in cockpit to boost safety

FILE - Luggage is finished being loaded onto a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane at Baltimore - Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on June 26, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Southwest Airlines adding cockpit safety alerts to detect runway ... - AOL

Southwest Airlines has added a new cockpit safety tool to most of its fleet that could prevent the types of close runway calls that have raised concerns in recent years. The Honeywell-built ...

2 Crew Members Are Hurt as Southwest Plane Plunges Abruptly After Takeoff

The sudden maneuver was made during a Friday flight out of California after two collision safety alerts sounded in the cockpit, causing the pilots to take evasive action, the airline said.

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