Southwest Flight #WN1496 rapidly descended 475 feet to avoid a nearby Hawker Hunter jet (N335AX) on Friday, July 25, six minutes after taking off from Hollywood Burbank Airport. The FAA is investigating the incident, which occurred around 11 a.m. local time. According to tracking data, the Southwest flight dropped from 14,100 feet to 13,625 feet. The airline stated that the flight responded to an onboard alert indicating another aircraft was in the vicinity while in Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center airspace. In unrelated news, lawyers who cited fake AI cases faced real sanctions this week, including disqualification from a case, orders to inform clients and opposing counsel about the sanctions in every pending case, and referral to the state bar for discipline. Separately, a woman was charged in U.S. District Court with assaulting an FBI agent while attempting to impede the transfer of an alleged gang member to ICE custody at the DC Central Detention Facility. Additionally, the Tea app, which gained popularity for women to discuss men, reported a data breach on Friday afternoon. A spokesperson confirmed the hack, estimating that approximately 72,000 images, including 13,000 verification photos and images of government IDs, were accessed. Following this, maps reportedly began circulating online identifying women who had allegedly doxxed men on the app.
