Near-Collision of Southwest, FedEx Planes Triggers Safety Investigation

Published on May 10, 2024

After two planes nearly crashed into one another over Austin, Texas, in February 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board will hold a June 6 hearing to investigate the probable cause of the incident. A FedEx Boeing 767 had to quickly fly over a Southwest Airlines jet in poor visibility to avoid a collision after an air traffic controller cleared both planes to use the same runway at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Feb. 4, 2023. The episode was among multiple near-miss incidents of planes between 2023 and 2024 that highlight the ongoing safety issues with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and air traffic control. Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, said in 2023 that the two planes came within roughly 115 feet of one another, narrowly avoiding a “terrible tragedy.”...

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