{
  "id": 1009665,
  "title": "Two American Airlines jet with same flight number avoid possible disaster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/two-american-airlines-jet-with-same-flight-number-avoid-possible",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T09:10:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/two-american-airlines-jet-with-same-flight-number-avoid-possible-disaster-1.500641852"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A potential disaster was averted Friday when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly were flying the same flight number and acted quickly to avoid confusion and keep them a safe distance apart. Audio of the incident shortly after midnight Friday shows how he found a solution to ensure the planes that were both called American 2482 maintained proper…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}