The near miss happened when a pair of American Airlines planes under the same call call sign and on the same frequency spoke with the controller as one arrived into Phoenix and another was leaving.

There is a reason test pilots have a reputation for cool-headed bravery. Historically, it has been a dangerous occupation, with many planes ending testing in fiery explosions or on the seafloor. Some ...

The FAA and the airline have launched an investigation into how the near-disaster occurred.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most aircraft manufacturers used aluminium as their primary material, but some of the more maverick aircraft designers saw the ...