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Air France flight nearly hits American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California

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As of November 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened An Air France flight nearly hit an American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California over the weekend.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
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CenterAir France flight nearly hits American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California

WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia · Center · News report

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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Nov 10, 12:13 AM

Air France flight nearly hits American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California

nearly hits

An Air France flight nearly hit an American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California over the weekend.

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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Nov 10, 12:13 AM

Air France flight nearly hits American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California

nearly hits

An Air France flight nearly hit an American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California over the weekend.

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Nov 10, 12:13 AM

Air France flight nearly hits American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California

nearly hits

An Air France flight nearly hit an American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California over the weekend.

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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Nov 10, 12:13 AM

Air France flight nearly hits American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California

nearly hits

An Air France flight nearly hit an American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California over the weekend.

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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Nov 10, 12:13 AM

Air France flight nearly hits American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California

An Air France flight nearly hit an American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX in Los Angeles, California over the weekend.

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KTLANews report · Nov 9, 10:26 PM

Air France, American Airlines jets nearly collide after wrong turn in midair over LAX

The FAA is investigating after two passenger jets narrowly avoided a midair collision shortly after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport when one aircraft reportedly made an un...

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Nov 9, 10:26 PM: KTLA joined the source map.

Nov 10, 12:13 AM: WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia joined the source map.

Nov 10, 12:13 AM: KTRK / ABC13 Houston joined the source map.

Nov 10, 12:13 AM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 6 sources · 1 bucket.