Alaska Airlines, FedEx cargo planes narrowly avoid catastrophic crash while landing at Newark airport

Radar data from FlightRadar24 indicates that the passenger plane cleared the FedEx charter by just 300 to 325 feet.
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FedEx faces $120 million hit from MD‑11 fleet grounding in Q3 FY26

After the FAA grounding in 2025, FedEx plans to resume MD-11 operations once the ban is lifted, while UPS fully retired the ...

Two planes almost collide on runway at major US airport

Alaska Airlines and FedEx plane come within 300ft of collision at Newark Airport, officials say - The Alaska Airlines Boeing ...

Feds investigate alarming near-miss between Alaska Airlines jet, FedEx plane at busy Newark airport

Federal authorities will investigate a reported close call at Newark airport involving an Alaska Airlines and FedEx aircraft on crossing runways Tuesday night.

Audio captures air traffic controller’s calm response as Alaska Airlines, FedEx cargo planes nearly collide at Newark airport

Audio captured the moment an incredibly calm female air traffic controller prevented a potentially catastrophic plane crash at Newark Airport earlier this week — by telling a pilot to “go around.” The ...

Authorities investigating close call between Alaska Airlines and FedEx planes landing at Newark

Federal aviation officials are investigating a close call at Newark Airport in which an Alaska Airlines jet flew over a FedEx cargo plane during landing approaches.