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RNZ News
22-07-2025
- General
- RNZ News
US authorities probing airliner's close call with B-52 bomber
A US Air Force B-52 bomber. (File image) Photo: AFP / Robert Atanasovski US aviation regulators say they are investigating a recent close call in which a passenger plane took emergency action to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber. A Delta flight operated by SkyWest took off Friday from Minneapolis and was approaching the city of Minot, North Dakota 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, according to recorded audio of the commercial pilot. "Sorry about the aggressive manoeuvre," he said. "This is not normal at all." The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that US officials are "investigating the event involving SkyWest Airlines Flight 3788 at Minot International Airport on Friday, July 18". SkyWest said it has also begun a probe. 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 base near Minot confirmed in a statement that a B-52 bomber performed an approved flyover Friday night at the North Dakota State Fair, and said the crew was communicating with air traffic controllers at Minot's commercial airport. "The B-52 crew contacted Minot International Airport tower and the tower provided instructions to continue two miles westbound after the flyover. The tower did not advise of the inbound commercial aircraft," it said. It provided no further details about the near miss. The northern city, about 50 miles (80 kilometres) from the Canada border, is home to a commercial airport and a US Air Force base. In a passenger video posted to Instagram and verified by Storyful, the SkyWest pilot told passengers he was not made aware about the B-52. He said the Minot tower, which does not use radar - a common situation in smaller, more remote airfields in the United States - 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. "I don't know why they didn't give us a heads up because the Air Force base does have radar and nobody said, 'hey there's also a B-52 in the pattern,'" he said. The passenger who recorded the video, Monica Green, said she was "sick to my stomach" about the near miss. Green, quoted by NBC News, said she felt the jet take a hard turn and then "I just remember the plane going, like, sideways... and just looking straight out the window and just seeing grass" with no visible skyline. 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. - AFP
Al Arabiya
22-07-2025
- General
- Al Arabiya
US authorities probing airliner's close call with B-52 bomber
US aviation regulators said Monday they are investigating a recent close call in which a passenger plane took emergency action to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber. A Delta flight operated by SkyWest took off Friday from Minneapolis and was approaching the city of Minot, North Dakota, when the pilot rapidly rerouted after seeing another aircraft approaching 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, according to recorded audio. 'Sorry about the aggressive maneuver,' he added. 'This is not normal at all.' The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that US officials are 'investigating the event involving SkyWest Airlines Flight 3788 at Minot International Airport on Friday, July 18.' SkyWest said it has also launched a probe. The flight had been cleared for approach by the control tower 'but performed a go-around when another aircraft became visible in their flight path,' the airline said in a statement reported by US media. The nearby US Air Force base confirmed in a statement that a B-52 bomber had performed an approved flyover Friday night at the North Dakota State Fair and said the crew was communicating with air traffic controllers at Minot's commercial airport. 'The B-52 crew contacted Minot International Airport tower and the tower provided instructions to continue two miles westbound after the flyover. The tower did not advise of the inbound commercial aircraft,' the Air Force said. It offered no further details about the near miss. Minot, about 50 miles from the Canadian border, is home to both a commercial airport and a US Air Force base. In a passenger video posted to Instagram and verified by Storyful, the SkyWest pilot told passengers he was not informed of the B-52's presence. He said the Minot tower, which does not use radar—a common situation at smaller US airfields—gave him conflicting instructions that could have put the aircraft in danger. 'He said 'Turn right.' I said there's an airplane over there. And he says 'Turn left,'' the pilot said. 'I don't know why they didn't give us a heads-up because the Air Force base does have radar and nobody said, 'Hey, there's also a B-52 in the pattern.'' The passenger who filmed the video, Monica Green, said she was 'sick to my stomach' about the near collision. Green, quoted by NBC News, said she felt the jet veer sharply. 'I just remember the plane going, like, sideways… and just looking straight out the window and just seeing grass,' she said, describing a moment with no visible skyline. The incident comes less than six months after a US Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet near Washington's Reagan National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. That disaster prompted federal authorities and Congress to review protocols governing coordination between military and civilian aircraft in shared airspace.
Khaleej Times
21-07-2025
- Khaleej Times
US authorities probe after plane narrowly misses mid-air crash with military bomber
US aviation regulators said Monday they are investigating a recent close call in which a passenger plane took emergency action to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber. A Delta flight operated by SkyWest took off Friday from Minneapolis and was approaching the city of Minot, North Dakota 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, according to recorded audio of the commercial pilot Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. "Sorry about the aggressive maneuver," he said. "This is not normal at all." The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that US officials are "investigating the event involving SkyWest Airlines Flight 3788 at Minot International Airport on Friday, July 18". SkyWest said it has also begun a probe. 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 took place in Minot. The northern city, about 50 miles (80 kilometres) 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 United States — 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. The passenger who recorded the video, Monica Green, said she was "sick to my stomach" about the near miss. Green, quoted by NBC News, said she felt the jet take a hard turn and then "I just remember the plane going, like, sideways... and just looking straight out the window and just seeing grass" with no visible skyline. 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.
