An American Airlines jet from the Dominican Republic landed at Kennedy Airport just five minutes after the man hit the water.
A collision alarm sounded on the American Airlines jet, a 767, just as other controllers warned it to change course.
The American Airlines jet was on the main route into Cali airport, flying in good weather with clear visibility.
They were traveling from Boston to Los Angeles on the American Airlines jet that hijackers slammed into the north tower.
The fish were loaded onto an American Airlines jet in Paris in the morning.
An American Airlines jet crashed on landing in Little Rock, Ark., killing eight passengers and the pilot.
Controllers instructed the American Airlines jet to descend to avoid a collision.
"I trust you too," I said as the big American Airlines jet passed right over our heads.
The plane just ahead of Flight 52, an American Airlines jet, also had fuel problems.
Mr. Cheek has been flying American Airlines jets across North America since 1970 and now holds the rank of captain.
