Unauthorized Air France turn after takeoff from LAX causes 301 ft vertical separation with American A321

A tense close call at Los Angeles International Airport is under review after an Air France Airbus A350 and an American Airlines Airbus A321 took off from parallel runways and flew on converging paths seconds later. Air France Flight AF28 (A350-900, registro F-HUVK) departed runway 24L bound for Papeete, Tahiti, while American Flight AA1660 (A321-200) departed runway 25R bound for Dallas-Fort Worth. Shortly after becoming airborne, both aircraft initiated left turns during climb-out, prompting ATC to issue urgent instructions to break the turns and separate. ADS-B data reported about 0.76 nautical miles lateral proximity and roughly 300 feet vertical separation at 1.6 nautical miles before spacing was restored. No injuries were reported.