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Free Malaysia Today
22-07-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
US passenger jet has close call with B-52 bomber
The Delta flight, operated by SkyWest, took off from Minneapolis. (Getty Images/AFP pic) WASHINGTON : A passenger jet performed an 'aggressive manoeuvre' to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber over the state of North Dakota, according to recorded audio of the commercial pilot. Delta Flight 3788, operated by SkyWest, took off from Minneapolis and was approaching the city of Minot when the pilot rapidly rerouted after seeing another aircraft nearing from the right. 'I don't know how fast they were going, but they were a lot faster than us, I felt it was the safest thing to do to turn behind it,' the pilot told passengers. 'Sorry about the aggressive manoeuvre. It caught me by surprise, this is not normal at all.' SkyWest was investigating the Friday incident. The flight was cleared for approach by the tower 'but performed a go-around when another aircraft became visible in their flight path', the carrier said in a statement reported by US media. The US air force did not provide specifics about the near miss but confirmed in a statement reported by the Washington Post that a B-52 bomber was performing a flyover at the North Dakota state fair, which occurred in Minot. The northern city, about 80km from the Canada border, is home to a commercial airport and a US air force base. In the video, posted to Instagram and verified by Storyful, the SkyWest pilot told passengers that 'nobody told us' about the other plane. He said the Minot tower, which does not use radar – a common situation in smaller, more remote airfields in the US – offered guidance that could have put the passenger jet in jeopardy. 'He said 'Turn right.' I said there's an airplane over there. And he says 'Turn left,'' the pilot said according to the video. The incident comes less than six months after a US army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet approaching Washington's Reagan National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. The disaster prompted federal authorities and congress to review coordination between military and civilian aircraft flying in the same airspace.
Malay Mail
22-07-2025
- Malay Mail
FAA probes near miss call between SkyWest jet, US Air Force B-52 in North Dakota
WASHINGTON, July 22 — The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it is investigating a near miss between a SkyWest Airlines jet and a US Air Force jet over North Dakota last week. SkyWest Flight 3788, an Embraer ERJ-175 operating as a Delta Connection flight from Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota, landed safely in Minot on Friday after performing a go-around during its landing approach when another plane became visible in its flight path, SkyWest said. The Air Force confirmed a B-52 aircraft assigned to Minot Air Force Base conducted a flyover of the North Dakota State Fair on Friday. 'We are currently looking into the matter,' the Air Force said. The SkyWest pilot reportedly said the incident caught him by surprise, prompting him to make an aggressive move to avoid a possible collision, according to a video recording posted by a passenger on social media. SkyWest did not immediately comment on the video or confirm its accuracy. Representative Betty McCollum, a Minnesota Democrat, said she was highly concerned with the incident. 'The incident in Minot raises serious questions about passenger safety,' McCollum said. 'Given the Department of Defense training that takes place in the surrounding area, Minot International Airport must also immediately receive and install radar technology to have a full accounting of all local air traffic.' The FAA noted that air traffic services were provided by the Minot air traffic control tower, which is run by a private company and not FAA employees. The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating another close call involving a Delta jet and a group of Air Force jets near Reagan Washington National Airport on March 28. The jet in that incident, a Delta Airbus A319, received a cockpit collision warning alert that another aircraft was nearby, and controllers issued corrective instructions to the Delta plane and one of the military jets. The Delta plane had been cleared to depart as four Air Force T-38 Talons were heading to nearby Arlington National Cemetery for a flyover. The NTSB said in a preliminary report there had been confusion about when controllers were to halt traffic during the flyover. There has been intense focus on military traffic near civilian airplanes since an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional jet on January 29 near Reagan National, killing 67 people. In early May the FAA barred Army helicopter flights around the Pentagon after another near miss. — Reuters
Free Malaysia Today
18-07-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
New Air India crash probe shifts focus to plane's captain, WSJ reports
A preliminary report released by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau depicted confusion in the cockpit shortly before the crash. (EPA Images pic) NEW YORK : A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month indicates the captain turned off the switches that controlled fuel flowing to the plane's engines, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The newspaper cited people familiar with US officials' early assessment of evidence uncovered in the investigation into the crash, which killed 260 people. The first officer, who was flying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, asked the more experienced captain why he moved the switches to the 'cutoff' position after it climbed off the runway, the report said. The first officer expressed surprise and then panicked, while the captain seemed to remain calm, the WSJ reported. India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Boeing and Air India did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment on the report. The two pilots involved were Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder, who had total flying experience of 15,638 hours and 3,403 hours, respectively. A preliminary report released last week by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau depicted confusion in the cockpit shortly before the June 12 crash, and raised fresh questions over the position of the critical engine fuel cutoff switches.
