Air safety is under scrutiny following two recent incidents: an American Airlines flight evacuated in Denver after its landing gear caught fire, and a Southwest Airlines jet experienced a dramatic 500-foot plunge mid-air to avoid another aircraft on its way to Las Vegas.

Two Southwest Airlines flight attendants were hurt after pilots were alerted to another aircraft in the area when ascending from Burbank Airport.

A Southwest Airlines flight departing from Burbank Airport experienced a sudden mid-air drop of nearly 500 feet on Friday afternoon,

Two flight attendants were injured on a Southwest Airlines flight taking off in Burbank, Calif. after the plane made several sudden altitude changes to avoid colliding with another aircraft. CNN

Passengers on a Southwest Airlines jet described a jarring drop on a flight from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas that injured two flight attendants.