Terrifying close call at LAX after Air France jet makes wrong turn in midair (400 feet vertical)

New York Post ^ | 8 November 2026 | Marina Pena

[PghBaldy]

Two passenger jets narrowly avoided a potentially catastrophic midair collision shortly after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport early Saturday, after one aircraft made an unauthorized turn into the other’s flight path.

An Air France Airbus bound for Papeete, Tahiti, reportedly came within just 400ft vertically of an American Airlines Airbus headed to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Local News; Travel
KEYWORDS: airbus; airfrance; aviation; dallasfortworth; lax; losangeles; tahiti

[PghBaldy]

Yoo many close calls lately.

[kawhill]

“Got out of town on a boat goin’ to Southern islands
Sailing a reach before a followin’ sea
She was makin’ for the trades on the outside
And the downhill run to Papeete”. Stephen Stills

[T.B. Yoits]

Broken record chiming in: Expect more of this.

'Unbound Prometheus' is very much bound by the limited number of people who are able and willing to learn and operate complex systems successfully.

It's all good though. The globalists have ensured that the "magic dirt" of the United States will change the turd world illegal alien invaders they globalists have flooded the country with, and those illegal alien invaders will run those systems, hired through Didn't Earn It (DEI) programs.

The pilot should have Left and Right tattooed on their hands.

"Your OTHER left, Maggot!!!"

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Ever since the onset of the Plandemic, my wife and I have enjoyed the classic “See The USA In Your Chevrolet!”

Taking our time, driving all over the western States. No metal detectors, no former Spirit Airline video stars either.

[teletech]

Another good reason not to fly.

[Night Hides Not]

Had a good laugh with my ophthalmologist before my second cataract surgery: I reminded him several times “it’s the right eye!”

[Rummyfan]

LOL! When I had my hip replaced the pre-op nurse marked my left hip with a big black X. And I was asked by three different people ‘left hip?’.

[Rummyfan]

Pilot error or controller error?

[Rummyfan]

I’m flying through LAX in a couple of weeks should I be concerned?

[Night Hides Not]

LOL, I just completed laser ablation on 6 veins in my right leg, 3 separate treatments. All 3 times, we concurred it was for the right leg. Next up, two treatments on the left leg. So far so good, circulation has markedly improved.

The miracles of modern medicine! In the last 18 months, I've had both cataracts removed, several months of neuropathy treatments, and the ablations. Just about done with my two million mile engine overhaul.

[PghBaldy]

Safer than an English theme park.

[BarbM]

When I had my left hip replaced I cam out wearing Margret Martino’s wrist band. What made me the maddest was, she was 84 years old. I was 63. They got the correct hip.

[BenLurkin]

"Why did you turn?"

Answer:

[T.B. Yoits]

Pilot error or controller error?

Pilot, apparently.

From the article:

"After the immediate danger had passed, the controller repeatedly questioned the Air France pilots about why they had deviated from their assigned route... The controller then informed the crew that the incident could be treated as a possible pilot deviation... “Possible pilot deviation. I have a number for you to call when you’re ready,” the controller said."

[Jim W N]

DEI will make/is making air travel dangerous.

DEI = Didn't Earn It.

DEI needs to DIE before more people DIE because of DEI!!!!!

[tet68]

Your other left maggot!
The one in the yellow boot!!!

[tet68]

Warning!!!
Do not look in laser with remaining eye !!!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“should I be concerned”

Of course you should! Passenger jets crash at LAX about 100 times year.

[TexasKamaAina]

If LA is your final destination you should be very concerned.

[Negan]

In before any dumb DEI comments.

Oh. Wait........

If anyone bothered to read the article and then go to the comments, there's one by a retired ATC guy. He explained what probably happened.

Planes are required to fly a departure route from major airports. It's programmed (or should be) into the planes computer.

Not reading any given article, the Freeper way.

:-))