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FAA investigates close call between Frontier plane and trucks at LAX: "We had to slam on the brakes"
The Federal Aviation Administration launched an investigation after a Frontier Airlines plane nearly collided with two trucks on an LAX taxiway.
TL;DR
- A Frontier Airlines plane at LAX nearly collided with two trucks on a taxiway.
- The pilot reported slamming on the brakes to avoid hitting the trucks.
- No injuries occurred, and the plane was traveling at low speed.
- The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation.
- Blind spots on the taxiway may have contributed to air traffic controllers not seeing the trucks.
- Experts view the incident as a lesson learned without fatalities or damage.