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A B-52 Bomber Just Had a Close Call with a Civilian Flight

The bomber nearly collided with a SkyWest jet in North Dakota due to lack of radar at Minot Airport and poor coordination. The FAA and military are now investigating safety protocols.
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Why a Delta Jet’s Near-Miss With a B-52 Exposes Gaps in U.S. Airspace Safety

For those of you on the right-hand side, you probably saw the airplane kind of sort of coming at us. Nobody told us about it, ...
News Tribune5h

Air traffic controllers fail to warn B-52 bomber about nearby airliner

Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn't inform an Air Force bomber's crew that a commercial airliner ...
Aviation Week Network5h

USAF Notes FAA Approval Of B-52 Flyover, After SkyWest Event

A planned B-52 bomber flyover that caused a SkyWest Airlines regional jet to perform a go-around near Minot, North Dakota, ...

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 ...

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 colliding with an Air Force B-52 bomber, isn’t staffed by the Federal ...

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 everyone walking away unharmed.
The Aviationist1d

Delta Regional Flight Performs ‘Aggressive Maneuver’ To Avoid B-52 Near Minot

A civilian pilot was forced to perform what has been described as an "aggressive go-around" to avoid a U.S. Air Force B-52 ...
ABC571d

Delta regional jet pilot apologizes to passengers for ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid a B-52 bomber

A pilot flying a Delta Air Lines regional jeton Friday apologized to his passengers after making a hard turn to avoid colliding with a US Air Force B-52 bomber, audio from the incident shows.