Delta Air Lines L-1011 and an Alaska Airlines MD-80
An FAA official said a Delta Air Lines L-1011 and an Alaska Airlines MD-80 came within 2.5 mi. of each other on Aug. 31 at an altitude of 25,000 ft. about 30 mi. southeast of Julian, Calif. Controllers directed the pilots of both aircraft to maneuver and a potential collision was avoided. The Alaska...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.




