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

Feds investigate alarming near miss between Alaska Airlines jet, FedEx plane at busy Newark airport Federal authorities are investigating after a "close call" was reported Tuesday night at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey involving a commercial jet and cargo aircraft. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials confirmed the "close call" happened when an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 overflew a FedEx Boeing 777 while both jets were attempting to land on crossing runways. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that, at about 8:15 p.m., an air traffic controller instructed Alaska Airlines Flight 294 to perform a "go-around" because FedEx...