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Authorities investigate close call between Alaska Airlines, FedEx planes at Newark

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A close call between a commercial airliner and a cargo plane attempting to land on crossing runways at Newark Liberty International Airport was being...

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  1. BNO News

    Alaska Airlines jet overflew FedEx plane in close call at Newark airport (opens BNO News)

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    An Alaska Airlines jet overflew a FedEx cargo plane while both aircraft were attempting to land on intersecting runways at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to aviation officials. Air traffic control ordered the Alaska flight to abort its landing and go around.

  2. Anchorage Daily News

    Officials investigating close call between Alaska Airlines and FedEx planes landing in New Jersey (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    An air traffic controller instructed an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland to perform a go around because a FedEx flight had been cleared for a final approach to an intersecting runway, according to the FAA.

  3. Fox News

    Feds investigate alarming near-miss between Alaska Airlines jet, FedEx plane at busy Newark airport (opens Fox News)

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    Newark Liberty Airport close call: The NTSB says an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 overflew a FedEx Boeing 777 on crossing runways Tuesday night. The FAA and NTSB are investigating.

  4. New York Post

    Alaska Airlines, FedEx cargo planes narrowly avoid catastrophic crash while landing at Newark airport (opens New York Post)

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    An Alaska Airlines aircraft and a FedEx cargo plane narrowly avoided a devastating collision by just a few hundred feet during an aborted landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday evening, according to radar data.

  5. MyNorthwest

    Authorities investigating close call between Alaska Airlines and FedEx planes landing at Newark (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A close call between a commercial airliner and a cargo plane attempting to land on crossing runways at Newark Liberty International

  6. NBC New York

    Authorities investigate close call between Alaska Airlines, FedEx planes at Newark (opens NBC New York)

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    A close call between a commercial airliner and a cargo plane attempting to land on crossing runways at Newark Liberty International Airport was being...

  7. The Guardian

    Close call between Alaska Airlines and Fedex planes at Newark airport under investigation (opens The Guardian)

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    NTSB to investigate incident where commercial airliner and cargo plane tried to land on crossing runways in New Jersey

  8. The Columbian

    NTSB investigating close call between Alaska Airlines, FedEx planes (opens The Columbian)

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    An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 plane nearly collided with a FedEx Boeing 777 at Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey on Tuesday, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

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