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B-52 was on FAA-approved flight path before Delta regional jet near miss, Air Force says
A Delta pilot made an aggressive maneuver to avoid hitting a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, with Air Force stating the B-52 ...
Delta flight narrowly avoids mid-air crash with B-52 bomber
A SkyWest flight, acting as a Delta connection between Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota, was cleared for landing on Friday ...
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An Air Force B-52 Nearly Collides with a Civilian Airliner
The B-52 can fly at a top speed of Mach 0.86, outpacing the maximum operating speed for commercial airlines. A near collision ...
Delta flight forced to hit brakes before takeoff in Mexico City as another jet lands on same runway
Pilots of Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta stopped their takeoff from Mexico City's airport when another jet landed ...
Air Force Probing Why Passenger Jet Had to Make 'Aggressive Maneuver' to Avoid B-52 Bomber
The alleged incident was vividly detailed in a TikTok video that was widely circulated over the weekend showing the pilot of ...
Air Force blames air traffic controllers for near miss involving B-52 bomber
Air traffic controllers at a North Dakota airport didn’t tell the crew of an Air Force B-52 bomber that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, causing a near miss between the planes, ...
Delta pilot’s ‘aggressive manoeuvre’ avoids mid-air collision with B-52 bomber
Long story short, it was not fun,' the Delta pilot said of the incident. 'I do apologize for it and I thank you for ...
Retired Air Force fighter pilot reacts to incident between SkyWest jet and B-52
Retired Air Force pilot Jeffrey Needles discussed an incident in which a Delta regional jet made an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid a midair collision with a B-52 bomber.