Multiple Close Calls with Commercial Passenger Planes Occur Weekly, Study Shows

Based on safety reports and databases, there is an alarming frequency of close calls between commercial passenger planes in the US. On average, these incidents happen multiple times a week, with at least 46 close calls occurring in a single month. In the most recent 12-month period, there were approximately 300 documented reports of close calls on the ground and in the air. This crisis-level frequency of nearly colliding planes is shocking and far more frequent than what the public realizes, according to industry insiders. A close call can occur on a runway or in the air, where two planes come too close together, requiring pilots to take evasive action.