Planes almost crash during landing at Newark Airport, USA

Alaska Airlines flight takes off from Los Angeles International Airport, on November 6, 2025 REUTERS/Mike Blake An Alaska Airlines plane and a FedEx freighter almost collided at Newark Airport, New Jersey, in the United States. The incident occurred on Tuesday night (17), when the two aircraft were trying to land on intersecting runways. ✅ Follow g1’s international news channel on WhatsApp According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an air traffic controller instructed Alaska Airlines Flight 294, a Boeing 737, to make a go around at around 8:15 pm local time. The maneuver was ordered because FedEx Flight 721, a Boeing 777, had been cleared to make final approach on a runway that intersects the other plane’s. Data from the FlightRadar24 website gathered by ABC News indicates that the go-around was ordered seconds before landing, when the Alaska plane was about 45 meters above the ground. The aircraft passed at a distance of approximately 90 to 100 meters from the FedEx freighter. The Alaska Airlines flight was coming from Portland, Oregon, while the FedEx plane departed from Memphis, Tennessee. The freighter continued its landing normally. There were no injuries reported. Newark airport is one of the main airports in the New York region. The terminal operates domestic and international flights. This Thursday (19), the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced that it had opened an investigation into the case. Other cases Plane swoops in to avoid collision with jet in the US Tuesday’s incident follows a series of other similar cases recorded in recent years that have raised concerns about safety in air control in the United States. In February 2023, a FedEx cargo plane and a Southwest aircraft with 128 people on board nearly collided mid-air in Austin, Texas. At the time, the two aircraft reached a distance of around 52 meters. In July 2024, two commercial planes were about 200 meters apart in Syracuse, New York. According to investigations, the air traffic controller allowed one aircraft to approach the runway while the other was taking off. Two months later, an Alaska Airlines plane with 182 people on board had to abort takeoff to avoid a collision with another aircraft at Nashville International Airport. As early as January 2025, an American Eagle plane collided with a United States military helicopter in Washington DC, near Reagan National Airport. In total, 67 people died. The following month, a commercial plane had to swerve to avoid a collision with a private jet at a Chicago airport. See the video above. According to experts, overload in control operations and lack of personnel are among the factors that can cause tragedies in American aviation. VIDEOS: trending on g1 See videos that are trending on g1

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