A Southwest passenger jet and a FedEx cargo plane came as close as 100 feet from colliding Saturday at the main airport in Texas' capital, and it was a pilot -- not air traffic controllers -- who averted disaster, a top federal investigator says.
Southwest And Fedex Jets Came Within 100 Feet Of Collision At Airport In Texas, Investigators Say
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