Incident: France A359 at Los Angeles on Nov 7th 2026, unexpected turn on initial departure

An Air France Airbus A350-900, registration F-HUVK performing flight AF-28 (sched. Nov 6th, act. dep Nov 7th) from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Papeete (Tahiti), was climbing through 1800 feet MSL out of Los Angeles' runway 24L instructed to follow standard instrument departure SUMMR Two (straight climb to 5000 feet) when the aircraft initiated a left hand turn unexpectedly prompting the departure controller to instruct "Fly heading 270 immediately" and temporarily restrict the climb of an American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N191UW, performing flight AA-1660 from Los Angeles,CA to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), out of runway 25R to 2000 feet. The A350 turned onto heading 270 resolving the possible conflict with AA-1660. The A350 crew subsequently was given a phone number for possible pilot deviation. The flight continued to Papeete for a landing without further incident.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AFR28/history/20261107/0800Z/KLAX/NTAA

SUMMR Standard Instrument Departure (Graphics: FAA):

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