UPS jet has near-miss with plane at same Kentucky airport where 14 were killed in crash as controller shouts, 'What are you doing?'
New York Post • • business
Key Points:
- A UPS Boeing 767 jet aborted its landing at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport after a near-miss with a smaller SKQ-25 plane taxiing on the runway, prompting an air traffic controller to urgently intervene.
- Audio from the control tower captured the controller’s alarm as they instructed the smaller plane to stop and directed the UPS jet to execute a go-around maneuver to avoid collision.
- UPS confirmed the go-around was performed smoothly, while the FAA stated that the required separation between the aircraft was maintained during the incident.
- The near-miss occurred at the same airport where a fatal cargo plane crash five months earlier killed 14 people, including three UPS crew members, highlighting ongoing safety concerns at the busy UPS Worldport hub.
- Muhammad Ali International Airport is a critical logistics center for UPS, processing millions of packages daily and employing around 20,000 people in the Louisville area.
