Close call between Alaska Airlines and Fedex planes at Newark airport under investigation

NTSB to investigate incident where commercial airliner and cargo plane tried to land on crossing runways in New Jersey

A close call between a commercial airliner and a cargo plane attempting to land on crossing runways at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty international airport is being investigated by federal aviation officials.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Thursday said it was investigating an incident two days earlier during which an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 overflew a FedEx Boeing 777 at the busy New York City area airport.