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2 Planes With Same Call Sign in Phoenix Could Have Been ‘Disastrous’

2 Planes With Same Call Sign in Phoenix Could Have Been ‘Disastrous’
NYT Business Saturday 15 August 2026, 17:33 UTC By Emmett Lindner 1 min read
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“I’ve been working air traffic for 25 years — I’ve never seen two aircraft pretty much emerge with the same call sign,” the controller who discovered the overlap said.

“I’ve been working air traffic for 25 years — I’ve never seen two aircraft pretty much emerge with the same call sign,” the controller who discovered the overlap said.
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