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The frightening near-miss unfolded when an Alaska Airlines jet and a FedEx cargo plane were trying to land at the same time on crossing runways Tuesday evening. The composed air traffic controller could be heard over the radio instructing Alaska Airlines Flight 294, which was en route from Portland, Oregon, to abruptly abort its landing at the busy international airport to avoid colliding with FedEx Flight 721.
The FAA is investigating after a close call between an Alaska Airlines flight and a FedEx cargo plane at Newark Airport on Tuesday night. The FAA says an air traffic controller instructed Alaska Airlines Flight 294 to perform a go-around because FedEx Flight 721 was cleared for…“294 go around,” the controller said, instructing the Alaska Airlines plane to change course and circle around for a new approach to land.NYC first lady Rama Duwaji deletes old X account after posts praising Palestinian terrorists resurface Despite the overly calm audio, radar data shows the two planes coming disturbingly close to each other during their landing approaches. The ordeal unfolded after the FedEx flight, which was arriving from Memphis, Tennessee, was also cleared for a final approach to an intersecting runway.The passenger plane ended up clearing the FedEx charter by as little as 300 feet — close to the length of the average American football field, according to data from FlightRadar24. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration confirmed they are investigating the close call. Reps for both Alaska Airlines and FedEx said their crews reacted as trained to allow both aircraft to land safely. There were 171 passengers and 6 crew members on board the Alaska flight at the time, according to the airline.Missing Alabama student's body recovered in Barcelona NYC first lady Rama Duwaji deletes old X account after posts praising Palestinian terrorists resurfaceABC Dumps ‘The Bachelorette’ After Taylor Frankie Paul’s Domestic Violence Video Surfaces ‘The Bachelorette’ Season 22 Was Doomed To Fail When Producers Cast Taylor Frankie Paul For All The Wrong Reasons ‘The View’ Failed Its Audience By Not Asking Sarah Michelle Gellar About Her Controversial ‘Buffy’ Cancelation StatementsStream It Or Skip It: ‘Beauty in Black’ Season 2 Part 2 on Netflix, A Surprisingly Dull Continuation of the Tyler Perry Series
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