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Feds investigate alarming near miss between Alaska Airlines jet, FedEx plane at busy Newark airport
The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 overflew the FedEx Boeing 777 by 300 to 325 feet after air traffic control ordered a go-around to prevent a runway conflict.
- On March 19, 2026, an Alaska Airlines 737 nearly collided with a FedEx 777 while both landed on intersecting runways at Newark Liberty International Airport.
- An air traffic controller instructed Alaska Airlines Flight 294 to perform a go-around because FedEx Flight 721 was cleared for the final approach to an intersecting runway.
- Preliminary Flightradar24 data shows the Alaska Airlines 737 cleared the FedEx 777 by just 300 to 325 feet while climbing from 300 to 325 feet over the runway.
- Both the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration have opened investigations; Alaska Airlines and FedEx did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Alaska Airlines, FedEx cargo planes narrowly avoid catastrophic crash while landing at Newark airport
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.
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