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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, ...
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Multiple fatalities: military jet crashes into university
A Bangladeshi air force jet has crashed into a university in Dhaka. At least 27 people lost their lives.
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Air traffic controllers didn’t warn B-52 bomber crew about nearby airliner, Air Force says
BISMARCK, N.D. — Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn’t inform an Air Force bomber’s crew that a ...
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 ...
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An Air Force B-52 Nearly Collides with a Civilian Airliner
The B-52 can fly at a top speed of Mach 0.86, outpacing the maximum operating speed for commercial airlines. A near collision ...
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 ...
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 forced to hit brakes before takeoff in Mexico City as another jet lands on same runway
Pilots of Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta stopped their takeoff from Mexico City's airport when another jet landed ...
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 Force blames air traffic controllers for near miss involving B-52 bomber
Air traffic controllers at a North Dakota airport didn’t tell the crew of an Air Force B-52 bomber that a commercial airliner ...
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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 ...