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WASHINGTON — Federal safety officials said Friday that they are investigating the near-collision of an American Airlines jet and two military transport planes last month about 80 miles southeast of New York City.
American Airlines Flight 951 was en route to São Paulo about 10:30 p.m. Jan. 20 when a warning system alerted pilots to an impending collision with two U.S. Air Force C-17s, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
The airline pilot, responding to the collision warning, took evasive action, the board said. Air-traffic controllers ordered the planes to change course, the board said.
