US EditionUS Military reacts after JetBlue reports near miss with Air Force plane
- On Dec 12, JetBlue Flight 1112 halted its climb to avoid a U.S. Air Force refuelling tanker, the pilot said, near Venezuela, and the airline reported it to federal authorities.
- Amid a U.S. military buildup in the southern Caribbean, the Federal Aviation Administration warned last month to exercise caution over Venezuela due to heightened military activity and security risks.
- According to ATC recordings, the Air Force plane crossed directly into the JetBlue jet's flight path without an active transponder, passing within a few miles and same altitude, prompting the pilot to say `We almost had a mid-air collision up here`.
- On Dec 15, senators urged removing a defense bill provision allowing military aircraft to operate without ADS-B, with Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz citing the Jan 29 crash that killed 67, while U.S. Southern Command said it is reviewing the matter and prioritizing safety.
- The episode adds to tensions from the U.S. military buildup, and lawmakers and officials say the incident highlights the need for better coordination between military and commercial flights after last week’s seizures, prompting some major airlines to halt flights.
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The airline JetBlue reported this Monday that it had reported to the U.S. authorities an alleged incident that the pilot of one of its flights lived last week, when he was close to colliding with a U.S. Air Force tanker plane near Venezuela. The U.S. has assembled a large flotilla of warships in the Caribbean and repeatedly flew over the coast of Venezuela in its offensive against what he calls "narco-terrorists." "We almost had a collision in m…
Things nearly went wrong last week when a US military plane flew in the same path as a passenger plane.
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TAG24‘They don’t have their transponder turned on’: JetBlue pilot says flight nearly collided US military plane off Venezuela
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 — The pilot of a JetBlue flight said his aircraft came close to colliding with a US Air Force refuelling plane near Venezuela last week, with the airline saying yesterday it had reported the incident to American authorities.The United States has amassed a huge flotilla of warships in the Caribbean and has repeatedly flown military aircraft along Venezuela’s coast as Washington seeks to pressure leftist leader Nicolas Maduro to…
JetBlue Passenger Jet Nearly Clashes with US Military Plane in Curaçao off the Coast of Venezuela
On Friday, a flight from the US airline JetBlue departing from the small Caribbean island of Curaçao, heading toward John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City, halted its ascent to avoid colliding with an unresponsive US Air Force refueling aircraft. The commercial pilot blamed the military plane for crossing its path. Curaçao is situated 35 miles off the coast of Venezuela. “We almost had a midair collision up here,” the JetBlue pilot said in a …
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