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NZ Herald
3 days ago
- General
- NZ Herald
Southwest flight drops 152m in evasive action, injuring 2 crew members
Southwest Airlines Flight 1496 (not pictured) reached an altitude of 4298m. It then dove to 4153m in a 33-second manoeuvre. Photo / Washington Post Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech. Southwest Airlines Flight 1496 (not pictured) reached an altitude of 4298m. It then dove to 4153m in a 33-second manoeuvre. Photo / Washington Post A Southwest Airlines flight headed to Las Vegas abruptly dropped 152m mid-air soon after take-off from a Los Angeles-area airport, as on-board alerts warned pilots that another plane was nearby, according to federal authorities and the airline. Six minutes after taking off from Hollywood Burbank Airport, Southwest Airlines Flight 1496 reached an altitude of 4298m. It then dove to 4153m in a 33-second manoeuvre, according to data from Flightradar24. The plane climbed to 4336m over the next 26 seconds. People flew out of their seats and hit their heads on the ceiling, according to Jimmy Dore, a stand-up comedian who said he was on the plane. Two flight attendants were injured. The flight landed in Las Vegas without further incident, according to Southwest, which said in a statement that the plane was responding to two on-board traffic alerts. The airline said it was engaging with federal authorities 'to further understand the circumstances'. No passengers immediately reported injuries, it added.
Hans India
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hans India
Two injured after US passenger jet forced to descend to avoid midair collision
Los Angeles: Two attendants were injured after a Southwest flight out of Southern California was forced to descend to avoid a potential midair collision. The crew of Southwest Flight 1496 responded to two onboard traffic alerts Friday afternoon while climbing out of Hollywood Burbank Airport, requiring them to climb and descend to comply with the alerts. The flight continued to Las Vegas, where it landed uneventfully, according to a Southwest Airlines statement. "Southwest is engaged with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to further understand the circumstances," said the airline in the statement, adding: "No injuries were immediately reported by customers, but two flight attendants are being treated for injuries." Passengers aboard the plane took to social media to share their terrifying experiences, Xinhua news agency reported. "The pilot had to dive aggressively to avoid midair collision over Burbank airport. Myself & Plenty of people flew out of their seats & bumped heads on the ceiling. A flight attendant needed medical attention," said Jimmy Dore, a comedian, in a post on X. "The pilot said his collision warning went off & he needed to avoid a plane coming at us," he added. Another passenger said on X: "People were screaming as the plane dove. A flight attendant is being looked at right now with an ice pack on her head." The passenger called the incident another screwup that "almost cost the lives of the 150+ people on board." About six minutes after the flight took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport and headed to Las Vegas, it abruptly descended 475 feet (144.78 meters) from 14,100 feet (4,297.68 meters), reported local KABC television station, citing data from Flightradar24. The other plane, a Hawker Hunter, was at an altitude of approximately 14,653 feet (4,466.23 meters) when the Southwest flight began to descend, said the report. The FAA said it is investigating the incident. The incident came a week after a US passenger jet was forced to make an "aggressive manoeuvre" to avoid a midair collision with a US Air Force B-52 bomber in North Dakota.
Time of India
4 days ago
- General
- Time of India
'It was pandemonium': Southwest flight plummets 14,100 feet in minutes ‘in a free fall' to avoid ‘midair collision'
Two flight attendants were injured after a commercial Southwest Airlines jet suddenly dropped 475 feet to avoid a 'midair collision' shortly after takeoff at a Los Angeles-area airport Friday. Passengers posted online that the pilot was forced to rapidly change course to avoid a potential collision with another aircraft. Flight 1496 from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas plummeted rapidly, lifting passengers out of their seats. The crew "responded to two onboard traffic alerts... requiring them to climb and descend to comply with the alerts", Southwest said in a statement. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Public Policy Product Management Operations Management Healthcare MBA others Cybersecurity Design Thinking Others healthcare Artificial Intelligence Project Management MCA PGDM Data Analytics Degree CXO Finance Management Leadership Data Science Data Science Digital Marketing Technology Skills you'll gain: Duration: 12 Months IIM Calcutta Executive Programme in Public Policy and Management Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Economics for Public Policy Making Quantitative Techniques Public & Project Finance Law, Health & Urban Development Policy Duration: 12 Months IIM Kozhikode Professional Certificate Programme in Public Policy Management Starts on Mar 3, 2024 Get Details The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was investigating the "incident". It comes less than one week after a similar near-miss. According to FlightRadar24 data, Southwest Flight 1496 dove from 14,100 feet to 13,625 feet just six minutes after taking off from Hollywood Burbank Airport. The pilot told concerned flyers hat the drastic maneuver was carried out to avoid 'a midair collision,' passenger Steve Ulasewicz told ABC News. ALSO READ: Happy Gilmore 2 declared a must watch by Taylor Swift with 13/10 review. The reason is totally expected Live Events Felt like a "significant drop" Steve Ulasewicz said they experienced what felt like a "significant drop" when the pilot announced that they had performed the maneuver to "avoid a mid-air collision." "There was about, I would say, eight-second, 8 to 10-second drop of free fall," Ulasewicz said. "Never experienced that. Everybody in the plane started screaming. Definitely felt like that was it. Like this is how I'm going to go out. 'The plane was just in a free fall. It was pandemonium,' he told NBC 4 Los Angeles. The pilot told passengers in an onboard update after the scare that the plane used software to make the evasive move, Ulasewicz told NBC. Comedian Jimmy Dore was on the flight, relaying that he and several other flyers were tossed about the cabin during the startling descent. 'Pilot had to dive aggressively to avoid midair collision over Burbank airport,' he wrote on X after landing in Sin City. 'Myself & Plenty of people flew out of their seats & bumped heads on ceiling, a flight attendant needed medical attention,' the California-based funnyman, 60, said. ALSO READ: Largest great white shark ever captured in Florida leaves scientists stunned. It measures 13.8 feet and weighs 1,653 pounds Dore's manager was also on the plane and was floored by the near-catastrophe. 'We're driving home,' Stef Zamoramo said in a video posted on X from the cabin. The passenger also said a flight attendant was injured and met by medical personnel once the plane arrived in Las Vegas. SouthWest Airlines issues statement Southwest said in a statement that its pilots were responding to two onboard traffic alerts and that the descent action was to 'comply' with those warnings. ALSO READ: Zac Brown's fiancée Kendra Scott is a billion-dollar boss: How she conquered the jewelry world "Southwest is engaged with the Federal Aviation Administration to further understand the circumstances. No injuries were immediately reported by Customers, but two Flight Attendants are being treated for injuries. We appreciate the professionalism of our Flight Crew and Flight Attendants in responding to this event. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Customers and Employees."
BBC News
4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Southwest flight plummets, injuring flight attendants
A Southwest Airlines plane rapidly dropped in elevation after departing from the Los Angeles area on Friday, with passengers posting online that the pilot was forced to rapidly change course to avoid a potential collision with another aircraft. Flight 1496 from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas plummeted rapidly, lifting passengers out of their seats and injuring two flight attendants. The crew "responded to two onboard traffic alerts... requiring them to climb and descend to comply with the alerts", Southwest said in a statement. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was investigating the "incident". It comes less than one week after a similar near-miss. "Ensuring the safety of everyone in the national airspace system remains our top priority," the FAA statement comedian Jimmy Dore was onboard the plane, and was among the passengers saying that the erratic move was due to a near-miss with another plane. "Pilot said his collision warning went off & he needed to avoid plane coming at us. Wow," Dore wrote on X. "A flight attendant needed medical attention."His colleague Stef Zamorano added that all the passengers applauded when the plane landed. Caitlin Burdi told Fox News that passengers were "screaming" as the plane rapidly fell. "It was terrifying. We really thought we were plummeting to a plane crash," she added that the pilot came over the speaker afterwards to say that the plane had almost hit another plane, and that they had lost contact with air traffic control. "I just remember him saying, 'What just happened was we almost collided with another plane, and I had to make the emergency attempt to go under because we lost service with the air traffic controller,'" she to CNN, the plane was nearly intercepted by a privately owned Hawker Hunter fighter jet after less than six minutes in the jet crossed less than two miles in front of it, and within a few hundred feet of its altitude, CNN reported, citing flight tracking data. It had departed from El Pas, Texas and was flying to Oxnard, Southwest statement said that the flight continued on to Las Vegas, "where it landed uneventfully", and that the airline is "engaged" with the FAA "to further understand the circumstances". "We appreciate the professionalism of our Flight Crew and Flight Attendants in responding to this event. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Customers and Employees."It comes less than one week after a Delta regional flight from Minneapolis was forced to make a sudden evasive manoeuvre to avoid a US military bomber.
Metro
4 days ago
- General
- Metro
Plane drops 500 feet to 'avoid mid-air collision' with British jet fighter
A Southwest Airlines plane abruptly dropped 500 feet reportedly to avoid a mid-air collision with a British jet fighter. Flight 1496 plummeted from 14,100 feet to 13,625 feet in only six minutes shortly after departing from Hollywood Burbank Airport in California on Friday. Passenger Steve Ulasewicz said he 'felt a significant drop' that lasted eight to 10 seconds and that 'the plane was just in a freefall'. 'People were screaming,' Ulasewicz told NBCLA. 'It was pandemonium.' He said the pilot announced that the plane used software to avoid getting into a mid-air collision. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Boy dies after being 'left in hot car by child services driver shopping for tobacco' MORE: Trump says 'I'll give you a list' of Epstein associates and 'I'm allowed' to pardon Maxwell MORE: M11 traffic blocked in both directions after two crashes near Stansted
