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Cockpit device narrowly averts near collision of O'Hare jets

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A Chicago-bound jet came within seconds of a midair collision at 25,000 feet over Indiana, but a cockpit safety device alerted the pilots flying the other plane of the danger ahead, officials said Wednesday.

The near collision Tuesday evening was attributed to an error by an air-traffic controller who directed an eastbound Midwest Airlines plane to descend into the path of a westbound United Express jet, according to a preliminary investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Thank goodness for technology! That's a route I take often.........shift changes put lives at risk, whether in a control tower or in a hospital.

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