An investigation is underway after an incoming Alaska Airlines flight steered into the path of a SkyWest passenger jet that was taking off from Portland International Airport last week, federal officials said.

The incident happened around 4:15 p.m. on Oct. 16 when, the pilot of Alaska Airlines Flight 1299 “initiated a go-around due to wind” and turned into the path of SkyWest Airlines Flight 3978, which was just departing the Oregon airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

The FAA said an air traffic controller radioed the Alaska Airlines pilot to turn away from the other aircraft. 

Using publicly available flight data, the Oregonian estimated that the planes came within about 1,800 feet horizontally and 250 feet vertically of each other.

SPIRIT AIRLINES CANCELS DOZENS OF FLIGHTS OVER ‘NECESSARY’ INSPECTIONS, EXPECTS TO LAST FOR DAYS

While the FAA said it is working to determine how close the two aircraft came to each other, it defines a near midair collision as an incident that occurs when a plane comes within less than 500 feet of another aircraft, or a report is received from a pilot or crew member that a collision hazard existed between two or more aircraft.

Alaska Airlines told Fox News Digital in a statement that inclement weather caused the pilot to conduct a “routine go-around” in its initial approach to landing at Portland International Airport.

“There was another aircraft departing on the parallel runway to the north which created a potential traffic conflict,” the statement said.

The crew reacted immediately to divert from the path of the other aircraft, according to the airline, and “maintained a safe amount of lateral separation throughout the entire event.”

The aircraft went on to land safely at its intended destination in Portland, Alaska Airlines said.

‘UNUSUAL ODOR’ IN CABIN MIDFLIGHT SENDS SOUTHWEST PLANE BACK TO LAS VEGAS FOR EMERGENCY LANDING

“The safety of our guests and employees is always our top priority, and consistent with that value, Alaska Airlines is internally reviewing this event,” the airline said.

SkyWest told Fox News Digital in a statement that the safety of its flight was never compromised at any point.

“The flight departed normally with pilots following Air Traffic Control instructions and landed routinely at Seattle,” the statement said. “At no point was the safety of the flight compromised.”

Earlier this year, the FAA announced extra steps air traffic controllers should take to ensure the U.S. aviation system remains safe after “too many close calls.

Read more of this story from FOX Business. 

DALLAS – Dallas police are investigating an early morning shooting in the popular Bishop Arts District on Saturday.

Officers responded to a shooting just before 3 a.m. at the corner of N Madison and W 8th Street.

A male victim was shot in the leg and was taken to the hospital with what police say are non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect left the location before police arrived.

Police say the shooting is under investigation.

enrico marone cinzano lands at design miami/ basel 2024

Italian artist Enrico Marone Cinzano presents the Rosa Tank Lamp with Friedman Benda at the 18th edition of Design Miami/ Basel 2024. Joining a group installation at the gallery’s Booth 2 on sculptural design, the monochromatic Rosa Tank Lamp has been consciously crafted by combining a large slab of leftover pink onyx and recovered World War II tank prisms illuminated with LED light. Marone Cinzano’s piece is exhibited alongside Ini Archibong, Wendell Castle, Carmen D’Apollonio, Misha Kahn, Samuel Ross, Ettore Sottsass, and Barbora Žilinskaitė. Through this collective show, the gallery examines idiosyncratic visual languages, material choices, and distinct processes by eight leading studios.

all images courtesy Scott & Co

Rosa Tank Lamp blends pink onyx with WWII tank prisms

Born from an idea after Enrico Marone Cinzano (see more here) purchased a large slab of leftover pink onyx sourced in Italy, the translucent rock forms the base of a hand-painted steel structure encased with recovered World War II tank prisms illuminated with LED lights. The Rosa Tank Lamp exhibited at Design Miami/ Basel explores the artist’s interest in nature and the environment by producing designs focused on sustainable and found materials, combining pink hues with industrial materials. The unique work blends craftsmanship, a profoundly conscious and ethical approach to repurposing recovered materials, and proportions influenced by the Golden Ratio.

Enrico Marone Cinzano presents the Rosa Tank Lamp

enrico marone cinzano leverages the golden ratio

A self-taught Italian designer, Marone Cinzano creates unique works devoid of restricted rules and informed by a strong visual memory, influenced by Italy’s architecturally rich cities, such as Florence, Rome, and Turin. His ideas draw from many facets, such as his fascination with physics, mathematics, nature, and sociology, intertwined to construct a holistic approach to design. His inspiration from the Golden Ratio helps create an organically balanced design. The ratio itself comes from the Fibonacci sequence (named after the Italian mathematician Leonardo Bonacci), a naturally occurring sequence of numbers that can be found everywhere, from the number of leaves on a tree to the shape of a seashell. This formula helps formulate dimensional relationships between art and design and, eventually, the creation of harmonious compositions.

This scientific discipline has informed Enrico’s use of a hybrid of sustainable, durable, and recycled materials. Later this year, Enrico will also stage his first solo exhibition in the US at Friedman Benda Gallery in New York from November 14th to December 22nd, 2024.

recovered World War II tank prisms illuminated with LED lights

seven other participants at friedman benda’s booth

Exhibiting beside the Italian artist, Samuel Ross presents Fire Open Stone (2022), which explores the connections between body, material, meaning, and memory, drawing inspiration from West African furniture, modernism, and brutalism. Up next is Misha Kahn with her Saturday Morning series mirrors comprising sewn flexible vinyl molds and cast resin with references to historical motifs, and Mole Eats Worm (2020) sofa, Barbora Žilinskaitėalso joins the group installation with Sunbather (2023), a piece reflective of her exploration of brightly colored dyes and surrealistic organic corporeal forms. Meanwhile, Ettore Sottsass’ Aluminum Cabinet (C) and (D) (2024) reflect the designer’s pursuit of craftsmanship, moving away from industrial materials during the last fifteen years of his life.