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Posted on 07/25/2025 6:11:44 PM PDT by george76
A Southwest flight that departed Burbank, California, en route to Las Vegas, Nevada, nosedived to avoid a mid-air collision on Friday.
Two flight attendants were injured after the plane quickly descended to avoid colliding with a Hawker Hunter.
“The other plane, a Hawker Hunter with the N number N335AX, was at an altitude of approximately 14,653 feet when the Southwest flight began to descend,” ABC News reported.
Passengers reportedly flew out of their seats.
ABC News posted the flight tracker showing the near miss:
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A Southwest flight rapidly descended 475 feet to avoid a Hawker Hunter aircraft on Friday, according to flight tracking data and passengers on the plane.
About six minutes after Southwest flight 1496 took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles County, it abruptly descended from 14,100 feet to 13,625 feet, according to flightRadar24.
Steve Ulasewicz, a passenger on the flight who said that they experienced what felt like a “significant drop,” told ABC News the pilot announced that they had performed the maneuver to “avoid a midair collision.”
Southwest Airlines said in a statement that two flight attendants are being treated for injuries after the incident.
A terrified passenger described what happened the moment the Southwest plane quickly descended to avoid collision.
“About 10 minutes into the flight, we plummeted pretty far, and I looked around, and everyone was like, ‘OK, that’s normal’,
“Then, within two seconds, it felt like the ride Tower of Terror, where we fell 20 to 30 feet in the air. The screaming, it was terrifying. We really thought we were plummeting to a plane crash
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The TCAS system typically provides a Resolution Advisory (RA) warning about 15 to 35 seconds before the predicted closest point of approach (CPA), depending on altitude and encounter geometry. Pilots are expected to begin responding to an RA within about 5 seconds, with an optimal response ideally within 2.5 to 5 seconds.
“. The screaming, it was terrifying. “
Lawyers are salivating to service the weak minded Karens.
Hawker Hunters are a plane of choice for contractors flying as adversary threats.
Against the military, not commercial stuff.
The airplane is owned by ATAC.
ATAC is a support outfit owned by Textron that flies out of inventory military aircraft in a variety of roles.
Government contracts with them...saves $$$ over using current inventory/active duty mil pilots.
Similar to this company headed by young Jared Isaacman, who was Trump’s first pick for NASA administrator...
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