SkyWest, B-52 and Midair Collision
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A passenger from the Delta-operated SkyWest flight that nearly collided with a B-52 military aircraft said the pilot's maneuver "felt like a sharp turn on a roller coaster," saying she could see grass out of her window instead of the sky.
A passenger who was aboard the SkyWest flight that turned "out of the blue" to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota.
The civilian pilot told his passengers a B-52 bomber had surprised him in his flight path on approach to Minot, N.D., social media video shows.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it would look into the near collision between a SkyWest Jet and a B-52 that occurred last week
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it is investigating a near miss between a SkyWest Airlines jet and a U.S. Air Force jet over North Dakota last week.
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T he Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it will investigate an incident that occurred between a Delta regional jet and a B-52 aircraft. On Friday, a Delta regional jet on approach to Minot, North Dakota, made an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a midair collision with a B-52 bomber, according to the Delta pilot.
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Air traffic controllers didn’t warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn’t inform an Air Force bomber’s crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the nation’s latest air safety scare.
SkyWest near-miss: B-52 crew 'not told' by Minot tower of incoming MSP flight originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Officials at Minot Air Force Base say that pilots on one of its B-52 bombers was not informed of an incoming Delta service from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, which resulted in a near-miss in North Dakota.