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Alaska Airlines flight aborts Nashville takeoff to avoid 'potential conflict' with plane on runway
Two days after two planes collided on an Atlanta tarmac, a crisis was averted after the pilot of an Alaska Airlines flight in Tennessee pumped the brakes while attempting to take off from Nashville International Airport (BNA) and narrowly avoided a potential collision with another plane.
According to an Alaska Airlines spokesperson, Flight 369 aborted takeoff at BNA Thursday morning due to a “potential traffic conflict” with a Southwest plane on the runway.
The airline spokesperson said the Alaska aircraft, which was on its way to Seattle, had received clearance for takeoff from air traffic control.
The pilot applied the brakes abruptly, the airline said, which prevented the incident from escalating.
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An Alaska Airlines flight avoided a potential collision with another plane at a Tennessee airport Thursday. (iStock)
“We’re grateful for the expertise of our pilots who immediately applied the brakes to prevent the incident from escalating. Our pilots train for these situations, and they handled the situation expertly. The crew taxied the aircraft off the runway and close to the terminal, where the tires deflated due to heat buildup from the rapid stop on the runway, as designed,” a spokesperson for Alaska Airlines said in a statement.
The airline added that all 176 passengers and crew on board deplaned and made it to the terminal safely.
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Travelers make their way through the Nashville International Airport in Tennessee. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
“We’re deploying another aircraft to Nashville to transport our guests to Seattle; they’re scheduled to arrive later tonight. We’re deeply sorry for the concerning experience this created for our guests and crew members,” the airline said.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also issued a statement about the incident, adding it was under investigation.
“The crew of Alaska Airlines Flight 369 discontinued their takeoff because Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 was cleared to cross the end of the same runway at Nashville International Airport. The Alaska Airlines crew reported blown tires during braking. The FAA is investigating the incident, which occurred around 9:15 a.m. local time on Thursday,” the FAA said.
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A woman walks outside Nashville International Airport in Tennessee. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Alaska Airlines added that no injuries were reported by passengers or crew members.
Officials said maintenance technicians in Nashville are inspecting the aircraft.
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The near-miss at BNA comes just two days after a Delta Airbus A350 and an Endeavor Bombardier CRJ900 jet clipped each other on the tarmac Tuesday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Delta said in its own statement that “the wing of an Airbus A350 taxiing out as DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda made contact with the tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, DL5526 to LaFayette, Louisiana, on an adjacent taxiway, resulting in damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the A350.”
Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman contributed to this report.
The Dallas Cowboys’ late-season struggles continue, extending the team’s losing streak to three games after watching their NFL playoff hopes vanish earlier in the weekend.
On Sunday afternoon, the team once again struggled to get anything going and fell to the Los Angeles Chargers, 34-17, in the team’s home finale.
While the loss was disappointing, the silver lining for Cowboys Nation is that the team’s draft position continues to improve, with the team now sitting in the mid-teens with the No. 13 overall pick.
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Dallas also got some help on Saturday night, with the Green Bay Packers falling to the Chicago Bears in overtime, moving the Cowboys’ second first-round pick to No. 21 overall.
Let’s hope that the team can make good use of the picks in the spring and double-dip on the defensive side of the ball to improve the roster on the defensive side of the ball. The Cowboys will finish off the 2025-26 campaign with divisional games against the Washington Commanders and New York Giants.
If the draft were to be held today, the Giants would hold the No. 1 overall pick.
A full look at the current 2026 NFL Draft order as the Cowboys observe their bye week, via Tankathon
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Updated 2026 NFL Draft order following Week 16
- New York Giants
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Cleveland Browns
- New York Jets
- Tennessee Titans
- Arizona Cardinals
- Washington Commanders
- New Orleans Saints
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Los Angeles Rams (via Falcons)
- Miami Dolphins
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Dallas Cowboys
- Minnesota Vikings
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Baltimore Ravens
- Detroit Lions
- New York Jets (via Colts)
- Carolina Panthers
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Dallas Cowboys (via Packers)
- Houston Texans
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Cleveland Browns (via Jaguars)
- San Francisco 49ers
- Buffalo Bills
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Los Angeles Rams
- Chicago Bears
- New England Patriots
- Seattle Seahawks
- Denver Broncos
The 2026 NFL Draft will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Thursday, April 23, through Saturday, April 25.
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Bengals’ defense shut down the Dolphins’ vaunted running game and then set it sights on rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers with four straight turnovers (one a fourth-and-one stop) to begin the second half in Sunday’s 45-21 victory over Miami at Hard Rock Stadium.
Quarterback Joe Burrow’s offense turned the four turnovers into four touchdowns, three of them for running back Chase Brown in a stunning third quarter that included the first career interceptions for rookie linebacker Barrett Carter and fifth-year cornerback Jalen Davis.
In leading the Bengals to their most points in a dozen years, Burrow sifted his second-best passer rating of his career at 146.5 on four touchdowns and 309 yards generated by 25 of 32 passing. And that was with 11:22 to go in the game, when he was relieved by Joe Flacco.
The turning point came on the first drive of the second half when Dolphins running back De’Von Achane’s 31-yard screen pass on third-and four was negated by an offensive pass interference call. On the next play, Bengals safety Jordan Battle put his helmet on the ball after tight end Greg Dulicich caught a 10-yarder. The ball popped out and defensive end Myles Murphy recovered at the Dolphins’ 34-yard line.
The offense delivered in six plays, capped by a Burrow flip to Chase Brown for a nine-yard touchdown pass that made it 24-14 less than six minutes into the half.
Brown caught it at the five-yard line and spun inside to leave Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks, the NFL’s leading tackler, in the lurch on his way to scoring both through the air and ground in the same game for the third time this season.
The Bengals took a 17-14 lead late in the first half when Burrow engineered a one-minute touchdown drive, keeping it alive on third-and-10 from the Miami 38 when he escaped Dolphins defensive tackle Zach Sieler and then flung it short across his body to tight end Drew Sample for a 27-yard gain.
Halfback Samaje Perine hammered home a four-yard touchdown run with 1:24 left in the half, and the Bengals’ defense snuffed out any hope of Miami doubling up when they received the second-half kickoff.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man is injured after a shooting inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday, according to Atlanta Police.
The man is alert, conscious, breathing and was transported to the hospital for treatment, according to police.
No other injuries were reported.
Airport operations were not affected, according to police.
This is a developing story. Check back with Atlanta News First for updates.
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