Two commercial aircraft nearly collide shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) early Saturday, according to multiple outlets. The close call involves an Air France Airbus departing for Papeete, Tahiti, and an American Airlines aircraft departing toward Dallas–Fort Worth.
Outlets describe the incident as occurring within about a minute of departures, with an Air France jet making an unexpected or “wrong” turn that brought it into the flight path of an American jet during their climb. One report says the aircraft came within about 400 feet vertically, while another highlights controller involvement, describing warnings to Air France to turn immediately and instructions to American to adjust altitude. Additional reporting frames the event as the result of an unauthorized left turn intersecting the other plane’s climb path.
Across the coverage, details are presented as an air-traffic-control-managed near miss, focusing on the sequence of departures, the turn that triggered the conflict, and the immediate corrective actions. The outlets broadly agree on the parties involved, the location (LAX), and the timing close to takeoff.
