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Near-Miss at SFO & Airline Safety at Major Hubs

CBS Early Show logoPassengers on United Flight 889 from SFO got the shock of a lifetime when their plane narrowly missed a small aircraft during take-off on Saturday.

Strict airspace guidelines protect planes as they climb out from and descend into airports, so near misses like this shouldn’t even happen.

On The Early Show this morning, Peter analyzed what went wrong and what can be done to avoid close calls in the future.

Watch the clip below for Peter’s suggestions on possible airspace improvements:


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Check out Peter’s previous segments on The Early Show here.

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