Safety Concerns & Incident Details - Near collision occurred near Burbank, California between Southwest Flight 1496 and a privately-owned Hawker Hunter [1] - Southwest pilot forced to dive approximately 500 feet to avoid collision [1] - Two flight attendants were injured, with one requiring hospitalization [2] - Pilots cited onboard alerts from the plane's Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) as the reason for the maneuver [3] Investigation & Responsibility - FAA and NTSB are investigating why air traffic controllers didn't sound alarms before the near collision [1][5] - Questions raised about whether air traffic control should have issued a warning before the TCAS activation [4] - It is currently undetermined who is responsible for the incident [3] Historical Context - The incident occurred 6 months after a crash near DC between a military chopper and a passenger jet that resulted in 67 fatalities [4] - NTSB is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the previous crash next week [5]

Playing in the US is still one of the safest forms of transport. So we have seen a increase in media scrutiny as well as there have been increases in aviation safety incidents. They're not quite accidents yet.I mean we did have the crash in DC at the start of the year, but in terms of in terms of the overall the aviation industry, I mean, there is I mean, there is a massive push in at the moment to modernize the ATC in the US, the FAA, ATC air traffic control. So there is a massive push to sort of upgrade t ...