Southwest Airlines, Midair Collision
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A Southwest Airlines flight from Burbank made an emergency descent of 475 feet to avoid colliding with another aircraft before safely landing in Las Vegas on Friday.
Passengers on Southwest Flight 1496 to Las Vegas experienced a terrifying nosedive when the pilot took action to avoid a midair collision, causing injuries as people hit the ceiling.
Passengers onboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Burbank to Las Vegas said their pilot "aggressively" dived to avoid a midair collision.
Southwest Airlines has added a new cockpit safety tool to most of its fleet that could prevent the types of close runway calls that have raised concerns in recent years. The Honeywell-built ...
FILE - Luggage is finished being loaded onto a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane at Baltimore - Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on June 26, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.