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Aviation incidents at Los Angeles International Airport

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Two separate aviation incidents occurred at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in late 2026. On October 6, a Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 collided with an Air Canada Boeing 777 on a taxiway. The Delta aircraft was preparing for departure to Tokyo-Haneda when its wingtip struck the horizontal stabilizer of the Air Canada plane, which was being towed to a gate. No injuries were reported, though both aircraft required technical inspections and repairs. The Federal Aviation Administration launched an investigation into the ground collision. On November 7, an Air France Airbus A350 experienced a near miss with an American Airlines Airbus A321. Shortly after takeoff from runway 24L, the Air France ~~pilots~~ crew, operating Flight 28 bound for Papeete, Tahiti, reportedly made an unauthorized left turn, deviating from the assigned SUMMR2 departure procedure. This maneuver placed the ~~aircraft, which was bound for Papeete, Tahiti,~~ aircraft within approximately 0.76 nautical miles horizontally and between 300 and 400 feet vertically of ~~the~~ American Airlines ~~flight,~~ Flight 1660, which had departed from the parallel runway 25R heading toward Dallas-Fort Worth. Air traffic controllers intervened by ordering the Air France crew to fly a heading of 270 degrees and instructing the American Airlines pilots to maintain an altitude of 2,000 feet. Both ~~aircraft~~ aircraft, carrying an estimated 500 passengers combined, continued to their destinations safely. The FAA is investigating the incident as a possible pilot deviation, which could lead to disciplinary action for the Air France flight crew.

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