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 NTSB will vote in June on findings and safety recommendations for the February 2023 near-collision between a FedEx freighter and a Southwest Airlines jet in Austin, Texas.
A FedEx Boeing 767 recently made an emergency landing in Istanbul after its front landing gear failed to deploy, leading to an investigation supported by the NTSB.
FedEx is simultaneously managing operational disruptions and damage from severe weather in the U.S., including storm-related delays at its Memphis hub and extensive tornado damage to a 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.