Air traffic controllers will now use radar to actively track helicopters when flying through the flight paths of planes taking off and landing at busy airports, the Federal Aviation Administration said in an order published Wednesday.

A close call between a commercial airliner and a cargo plane attempting to land on crossing runways at Newark Liberty International Airport was being investigated Thursday by federal aviation officials.

The NTSB has ordered an investigation into a ‘close call’ between Alaska Airlines and FedEx jets at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).

The FAA and NTSB are investigating a close call at Newark Airport, involving Alaska Airlines and FedEx planes landing on intersecting runways. This incident prompts closer examination of FAA air traffic control practices and staffing,

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday it is investigating a close call in which an Alaska Airlines flight overflew a FedEx airplane while both jets were

NTSB investigates a near collision between Alaska Airlines and FedEx planes at Newark Airport, both cleared to land on intersecting runways.

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday it was investigating a close call ​in which an Alaska Airlines flight overflew a FedEx airplane ‌while both jets were attempting to land on crossing runways at Newark Liberty International Airport.

The Associated Press reported the Alaska Airlines flight had come from Portland and was instructed by an air-traffic controller to discontinue its landing approach and circle arou