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The Nationwide Transportation Security Board stated on Thursday (March 20, 2026) it was investigating a detailed name through which an Alaska Airways flight overflew a FedEx airplane whereas each jets have been trying to land on crossing runways at Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration stated an air visitors controller instructed Alaska Airways Flight 294, a Boeing 737, to carry out a go-around as a result of FedEx Flight 721, a Boeing 777, was cleared for the ultimate method to an intersecting runway on the New Jersey airport close to New York Metropolis. The FAA stated it was investigating the incident.
The FAA investigates most airspace incidents, whereas the NTSB solely investigates important shut calls.
Alaska stated it had been cleared to land at Newark when air visitors management issued a go-around, “which our pilots are extremely skilled for.” FedEx stated its crew was following directions from air visitors management and landed safely with out incident at Newark.
A sequence of significant close-call incidents in 2023 prompted Congress to carry hearings that raised questions on FAA air visitors management operations. That prompted the FAA to take steps to enhance its air visitors management operations, which stay short-staffed.
A January 2025 mid-air collision between an American Airways regional jet and an Military helicopter close to Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport killed 67 folks and once more raised questions in regards to the FAA’s security efficiency, prompting the NTSB to problem dozens of suggestions.
Earlier this week, the FAA stated it was barring helicopter visitors close to main airports working on visible separation and requiring air visitors controllers to make use of radar to preserve the plane aside.
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