FAA and SkyWest Probe Near Miss Between Delta Jet and B-52 Bomber
MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA, JUL 20 – Delta Connection flight DL3788 pilot performed a sudden evasive maneuver to avoid a B-52 bomber due to lack of prior warning and limited radar, ensuring all 90 passengers landed safely.
- A SkyWest flight operating as Delta Connection nearly collided with a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, prompting an aggressive maneuver by the pilot to avoid disaster.
- The pilot stated that the incident was unexpected, as they received no warning about the B-52's presence in the airspace.
- SkyWest and the Federal Aviation Administration have both launched investigations into the incident.
- Passengers applauded the pilot for the transparent account of the situation after landing safely at Minot International Airport.
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‘Nobody Told Us About the Bomber’: A Delta Pilot’s Chilling Near Miss
It wasn’t war, weather, or mechanical failure that nearly brought down Flight 3788—it was a blind sky, a bomber on autopilot, and a rural system running on hope and habit. #NearMiss #B52Stratofortress #AviationSafety #MilitaryAviation #DeltaFlight3788 #AirTrafficControl #MidAirScare #MinotIncident #SkiesOnAlert
Close-call caught on video at RDU runway; FAA investigating
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The FAA is investigating what went wrong at Raleigh-Durham International Airport when one plane had to suddenly go around another on the runway. The close-call was caught on video last week. In it, an American Airlines plane was taking off as a United Airlines jet was headed toward the RDU runway, then, instead of landing, changed course and flew around it. The good news, it worked. There was no near miss and no reports o…
One sudden turn, then another. Only an "aggressive" maneuver of a scheduled pilot avoided a tragedy in the skies of North Dakota, in the United States. A regional aircraft operated...
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