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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kelly Rissman

Alarming airline close calls are happening with increasing frequency, report reveals

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Commercial airlines experienced at least 46 close-call incidents last month, according to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety reports reviewed by the New York Times.

Although there have been no major US plane crashes in more than 10 years, the outlet reported, potentially dangerous encounters are happening more frequently than previously known. The report arrived shortly after a private jet came within 100 feet of crashing into a Southwest Airlines plane in San Diego.

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