The planes, carrying more than 350 people, experienced "a loss of required separation" while preparing to land at the same Phoenix airport, the FAA said.

United Airlines Flight 1724 from San Francisco and Delta Air Lines Flight 1070 from Detroit came dangerously close to each other as both were trying to land at Phoenix Sky Harbor International ...

Both aircraft were inbound to the airport when a loss of separation occurred during their approach for landing

The close call between the United and Delta flights at the Phoenix airport comes amid an increase in plane near-collisions.

The FAA has begun an investigation into a midair incident involving a United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER and a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300.

At the same time, a similar alert was set off on a United Flight 1724 from San Francisco ... Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines for comment.

Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County on Thursday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books. Over the last nine days, seven fires have broken out across the nation’s second-largest metropolitan region,

A Delta Air Lines plane and a United Airlines aircraft raised alarms when they flew too close to each other while flying into Phoenix on Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the “loss of required separation” incident.

The FAA said it is investigating after a Delta Air Lines flight and United Airlines flight experienced 'a loss of required separation' while heading inbound to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a United Airlines flight and a Delta Airlines flight had a near-collision over Phoenix on Saturday.

United Airlines flight 1724 arrived in Phoenix from San Francisco. Delta Air Lines Flight 1070 flew in from Detroit. "While United Flight 1724 was preparing to land at Phoenix on Saturday ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix man on a walk with his family recorded video of a close call between a United Flight and a Delta Flight in the skies near Sky Harbor on Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the incident is under investigation.