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JetBlue pilot calls Air Force near-miss 'outrageous'

JetBlue pilot calls Air Force near-miss 'outrageous' after tanker crosses flight path

A JetBlue plane narrowly avoided a midair collision with a U.S. Air Force jet near Venezuela on Friday, an incident which the pilot described as "outrageous."

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'We almost had a midair collision': JetBlue pilot says of Air Force jet

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Increased military presence in the Caribbean leads to near-collision between commercial jet and Air Force tanker

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JetBlue Flight Near Venezuela Avoids 'Midair Collision' With US Air Force Tanker

A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing ...

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JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet

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'It's outrageous' - JetBlue pilot decries near collision with US military aircraft

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Air Force marks delivery of its 100th KC-46A tanker

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JetBlue flight avoids 'midair collision' with US Air Force tanker near Venezuela

A JetBlue pilot said a "midair collision" was avoided near Venezuela in an incident the commercial pilot is blaming on the pilot of a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker.