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B-52 bomber wasn’t warned about approaching Delta plane before shocking near-miss in North Dakota: Air Force
Air traffic controllers in North Dakota failed to warn a US Air Force B-52 bomber about an approaching passenger jet, which ...
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 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 flight halts takeoff as another jet lands on runway in Mexico City
Pilots of Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta stopped their takeoff from Mexico City's airport when another jet landed ...
A private company runs the control tower where a B-52 got too close to a passenger jet. It’s more common than you might think
The Minot, North Dakota control tower where a Delta Air Lines regional jet had to perform an “aggressive maneuver,” to avoid ...
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 ...
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 ...
SkyWest near-miss: B-52 crew 'not told' by Minot tower of incoming MSP flight
The Delta service, operated by SkyWest, was forced into an 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid the bomber. Officials at Minot Air Force Base say that pilots on one of its B-52 bombers was not informed of ...
All we know: Near air collision in Minot
A SkyWest Airlines flight approaching Minot International Airport made a sudden evasive maneuver Friday night to avoid a B-52 ...
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Minot Air Force Base says near-collision over state fair was Minot airport tower mistake
MINOT — The Minot Air Force Base is saying the near-collision of its B-52 bomber and a commercial SkyWest flight was a result of miscommunication from the Minot International Airport tower to the B-52 ...