NEAR CATASTROPHE: Southwest Flight's Dramatic Dive Narrowly Avoids Collision With Hawker Hunter Jet Over Burbank
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 carrying 142 passengers and crew plunged nearly 500 feet in seconds to avoid a potential mid-air collision with a privately operated military-style jet last Friday, raising serious questions about air traffic control procedures and airspace management over one of Southern California's busiest corridors.