Audio captures moment 2 planes avoid crash at Newark airport
New York Post • • business
Key Points:
- An air traffic controller at Newark Airport averted a potential crash by instructing Alaska Airlines Flight 294 to abort its landing and "go around" to avoid a FedEx cargo plane on a crossing runway.
- The near-miss occurred Tuesday evening when Alaska Airlines Flight 294 from Portland and FedEx Flight 721 from Memphis were cleared to land simultaneously on intersecting runways.
- Radar data showed the two planes came within approximately 300 feet of each other, roughly the length of a football field, during their landing approaches.
- The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident, while both airlines stated their crews followed proper procedures to ensure safety.
- Alaska Airlines Flight 294 had 171 passengers and
