Two American Planes With Same Callsign End Up On Same Frequency… AGAIN!
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The air traffic controllers at Phoenix Airport (United States) had to manage two Boeing 737-800 American Airlines that were in flight with the same radio code during the night of Thursday to Friday.
Two American Planes With Same Callsign End Up On Same Frequency… AGAIN!
Several days ago, I wrote about a strange occurrence, whereby two American Airlines plane ended up on the same frequency with the same callsign. That’s problematic, since air traffic controllers identify planes with their callsigns, and they’re intended to be distinct. Well, as it turns out, exactly the same thing happened on another flight a day earlier, and it sure seems like something should be done to address this! There’s a good reason Amer…
American Airlines Had Two Planes With The Same Flight Number Again — A Risky Mistake That Needs To Stop
American Airlines had another duplicate flight number incident, this time near Providence, where two PSA regional jets were both operating as “Blue Streak 5083” in opposite directions. It adds to other recent confusion near Phoenix and Louisville, showing that reusing flight numbers on out-and-back trips works, until delays and aircraft swaps put two planes with the same identifier in the air at once.
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