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SHOCKING: Two planes narrowly avoid catastrophic crash at newark airport - You Need To See This

Newark Airport FedEx Alaska Airlines Boeing

A commercial airliner and a cargo plane narrowly avoided a collision at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday.
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737, performing an aborted landing, came within 300 feet of a FedEx Boeing 777 on an intersecting runway.
Air traffic control instructed the Alaska Airlines flight to 'go around' as the FedEx plane had already been cleared for its approach.
Both Alaska Airlines and FedEx confirmed their flight crews followed air traffic control instructions, with the incident now under review by the NTSB and FAA.
The close call highlights ongoing concerns about air traffic control operations and staffing shortages at US airports, following a series of similar incidents.

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

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