"As the plane drifted left off of its planned course, air traffic control commanded the Italian pilot to "turn right heading 270 immediately." "Stop your altitude climb," controllers told the American Airlines pilot shortly thereafter. "Traffic ahead and to your left." The American Airlines pilot confirmed that he could see the Airbus 330 as he stopped climbing around 1,500 feet."
"After the collision had been avoided, air traffic control apologized to the American Airlines pilot: "Traffic off the north side just turned to the south on their own right in front of you guys." "We just kind of saw him as soon as we climbed up," the pilot replied. "Shortly after departure, air traffic control directed the crew to take a different route due to the actions of an aircraft belonging to another airline," Klapper said."
A near-collision occurred between an ITA Airways jet and an American Airlines jet departing Los Angeles International Airport on Oct. 31. Both aircraft were climbing from parallel runways when the ITA jet banked left into the American plane's path. Air traffic control ordered the Italian pilot to turn right and instructed the American crew to stop climbing because of traffic ahead and left. The American crew reported visual contact with the Airbus A330 and stopped climbing at about 1,500 feet. The American flight to New York carried 90 passengers and seven crew and arrived safely; the ITA flight landed in Rome the following day.
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