Two planes that nearly collided last month at Newark LibertyInternational Airport came within yards of each other, the NationalTransportation Safety Board said
United Express Flight 4100, an Embraer ERJ-145 operated by ExpressJet, was cleared to take off on runway 4R at the same time United Airlines Flight 1243, a Boeing 737, was landing on the intersecting runway 29 on April 24. On air traffic control radio captured by the website LiveATC.net, the tower can be heard telling…