NTSB to Deliver Findings on FedEx-Southwest Near Miss

The agency is also investigating FedEx Boeing 767-300 freighter gear collapse in Turkey

Eric Kulisch

Friday, May 10, 2024 at 04:39 PM ET

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FedEx has 137 Boeing 767 freighters in its worldwide fleet. [Credit: Jim Allen/ FreightWaves]

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is set to vote on findings and safety recommendations in June for a 2023 near-collision involving a FedEx freighter and a Southwest Airlines jet at Austin airport.
The NTSB is also assisting Turkish authorities in investigating a recent emergency landing of a FedEx Boeing 767 freighter in Istanbul after its front landing gear failed to deploy.
Separately, FedEx is dealing with significant operational disruptions and damage in the U.S. from severe weather, including flight delays at its Memphis hub and extensive tornado damage to a ground facility in Michigan.

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday it will hold a board meeting next month to vote on proposed findings and safety recommendations resulting from its investigation into the near-collision of a FedEx Express with a commercial passenger jet in Texas last year.

The announcement came shortly after the agency sent a team of experts to Istanbul to investigate an emergency landing Wednesday by a FedEx (NYSE: FDX) Boeing 767-300 freighter when its front gear failed to deploy.