Near-miss at Newark: Alaska Airlines and FedEx planes come within feet during aborted landing
TL;DR
An Alaska Airlines Flight 294 and a FedEx Flight 721 narrowly avoided a collision during an aborted landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, with air traffic control ordering a go-around as the two aircraft approached intersecting runways; the FAA and NTSB are investigating amid broader air-traffic staffing strains tied to the partial federal government shutdown.
- Alaska Airlines, FedEx cargo planes narrowly avoid catastrophic crash while landing at Newark airport New York Post
- Alaska Airlines 737 and a FedEx 777 cargo plane nearly collide at Newark Airport, radar data shows ABC7 New York
- Alaska Airlines and FedEx Planes Narrowly Avoid Each Other at Newark Airport The New York Times
- NTSB investigating close call in Newark between Alaska 737 and FedEx 777 Flightradar24
- Feds investigate alarming near-miss between Alaska Airlines jet, FedEx plane at busy Newark airport Fox News
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