Austin airport crisis caught in time

The Federal Aviation Administration and the US National Transportation Safety Board have launched an investigation into an aborted landing at Austin in which a FedEx plane almost collided with a Southwest Airlines plane while attempting to land. The close call occurred at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and could have ended in disaster were it not for the quick thinking of FedEx pilots.

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