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Air Force Pilot Wasn't Alerted to Collision Course with Passenger Jet Before Scary Near Miss, Says Official

The B-52 Bomber that had a near miss with a Skywest passenger plane was not informed of the oncoming aircraft. The Skywest ...

A pilot made sharp turn to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, then took to the mic to explain

A SkyWest pilot made a sharp turn during a flight over North Dakota to avoid a military plane he said was in his path.

FAA says it will investigate incident between SkyWest jet and B-52

A Delta regional jet on approach to Minot, North Dakota, made an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a midair collision with a B-52 bomber.
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Could AI Have Prevented SkyWest Airliner’s Near Collision with a B-52 Bomber?

A SkyWest pilot’s last-second decision could have prevented a collision that air-traffic controllers may not have foreseen ...

Delta pilot’s ‘aggressive maneuver’ evades B-52 bomber, prevents midair collision in harrowing flight nightmare

The SkyWest Airlines pilot performed an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid the incoming bomber, which crew members as well as ...

A pilot made sharp turn to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota

The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota made an unexpected sharp turn to avoid a possible midair collision ...
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Close call between B-52 and passenger jet puts focus on small airports

The incident has focused attention on the way small airport towers are often run by private companies without their own ...

Passenger describes moment flight turned to avoid B-52 bomber

A passenger who was aboard the SkyWest flight that turned "out of the blue" to avoid a B-52 bomber​ over North Dakota.