NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The close call between two planes at Newark Liberty International Airport last month has prompted changes in the airport’s takeoff and landing procedures.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that planes taking off and landing simultaneously won’t use the intersecting runways where a United flight coming from San Francisco and an ExpressJet flight taking off for Memphis, Tennessee, came dangerously close to each other on April 24.
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