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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 ...

Delta Pilot Makes 'Aggressive Maneuver' To Avoid B-52 Bomber: What To Know

Formal investigations are underway to determine the factors that contributed to a near-collision between a commercial ...

Delta regional jet pilot apologizes to passengers for ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid a B-52 bomber

A pilot flying a Delta Air Lines regional jet on Friday apologized to his passengers after making a hard turn to avoid ...

FAA Launches Investigation After Delta Jet’s Near Miss With B-52 Bomber

A near miss between a Delta regional jet and a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber over North Dakota is now under federal ...
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Delta Regional Flight Performs ‘Aggressive Maneuver’ To Avoid B-52 Near Minot

A civilian pilot was forced to perform what has been described as an "aggressive go-around" to avoid a U.S. Air Force B-52 ...

Delta Pilot Abruptly Avoids B-52 During Approach, Apologizes To Passengers For 'Aggressive Maneuver'

While there are lessons to be learned from this incident that shouldn't have happened, it had the best possible outcome, with ...

Delta pilot’s ‘aggressive maneuver’ evades B-52 bomber, prevents midair collision in harrowing flight nightmare

The SkyWest Airlines pilot performed an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid the incoming bomber, which crew members as well as ...

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 ...

FAA investigating after Delta plane from Minneapolis narrowly avoids collision with B-52 bomber

The pilot of a Delta Air Lines flight attempting to land at the airport in Minot, N.D., on Friday was forced to make an ...
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Why a Delta Jet’s Near-Miss With a B-52 Exposes Gaps in U.S. Airspace Safety

For those of you on the right-hand side, you probably saw the airplane kind of sort of coming at us. Nobody told us about it, ...

Delta regional pilot makes 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid midair collision with B-52 bomber

The pilot on a SkyWest Airlines flight operated by Delta was forced to perform an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a midair ...

Minot Air Force Base says B-52 crew was not advised of incoming plane during flyover

The B-52 crossed the grandstand at the fairgrounds at 7:50 p.m. and headed west to clear the tower’s airspace before ...