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Daily Mail
2 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Bloodcurdling footage from inside Delta jet after pilot swerved to avoid fireball collision with B-52 bomber
This is the moment terrified Delta passengers learned their pilot quickly swerved the aircraft to avoid a catastrophic mid-air collision with a military B-52 bomber. Delta Flight 3788 was nearing the end of its 90-minute journey from Minneapolis to North Dakota 's Minot International Airport on Friday night when the pilot suddenly made a series of sharp, unexpected turns. The passenger jet climbed abruptly before circling the area and returning for a safe landing, flight tracking data reveals. But the 'aggressive maneuver' startled passengers and crew who were unaware at the time that the plane had come terrifyingly close to crashing into a massive B-52 Stratofortress flying out of Minot Air Force Base. After landing, the pilot addressed his terrified passengers, revealing how air traffic control had instructed an abrupt course change due to inadequate separation from another aircraft on the approach path. '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, and so we continued,' he explained over the public announcement system. He explained how there is no radar at Minot Airport so air traffic control has to 'visually' check that aircraft have enough clearance. He alleged he received no prior warning about nearby military air traffic and, having to act fast, decided the safest move was to abruptly swerve behind the bomber. Air traffic control informed the pilot to turn right because the spacing between Delta Flight 3788 and the jet ahead of it was too small. 'Um, and I looked over and there was an airplane, which those of you on the right-hand side, I thought it was a small airplane,' the pilot told the passengers in footage captured by passenger Monica Green. 'He [air traffic control] said, 'Turn right.' I said, 'There's an airplane over there.' And he says, 'Turn left.' And that by the time we read back to clearance, looked over and saw the airplane that was kind of coming on a converging course with us.' He also collectedly explained that he initially thought the approaching aircraft was a small plane - but it turned out to be a massive military jet. The pilot said he did not know how fast the bomber was flying but knew 'they were a lot faster than us' and 'felt it was the safest thing to do to turn behind it'. Despite the seriousness of what he was describing, his tone remained steady and composed throughout, just like it was just another day in the air. 'So sorry about the aggressive maneuver, it caught me by surprise, this is not normal at all,' he added. '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'. 'Long story short, it was not fun, but I do apologize for it, and thank you for understanding. Not a fun day at work.' Once he finished addressing the passengers, the footage captured a wave of applause - an outpouring of relief from people who suddenly realized how close they had come to danger just moments before. Exactly how close the two aircraft came remains unknown, as does whether any cockpit warning systems were triggered during the near miss, according to ABC News. The pilot's quick thinking aboard Flight DL3788 - an Embraer E175 operated by SkyWest - may have saved hundreds of lives, despite unsettling passengers. As the pilot sharply swerved through the air to avoid disaster, passengers described the atmosphere onboard as 'weirdly calm,' despite the sudden and evasive maneuvers. 'Being in the very front row, you feel everything, and those hard turns, you could tell something wasn't right,' Green told KMOT News. The flight circled Minot Airport several times before finally landing, with passengers sensing the rising tension among the crew. Some, including Green, quietly began texting loved ones - internally panicking as the gravity of the situation set in. 'We took a really hard turn, and that's when the pilot got on the intercom and said, 'sorry everybody, I'll explain everything when we land safely,'' Green told KMOT. 'The way he said it, it almost sounded like he was insinuating that landing safely might not be an option for a moment,' she added. 'We all just kind of looked at each other and stayed quiet.' Green, who has a sizable Instagram following, shared a clip of the pilot's in-flight explanation to her platform, praising his expertise in the caption and thanking him for keeping everyone safe. 'He was very casual,' Green explained, describing the pilot's demeanor. 'If you can be casual about something like that.' 'But you could tell he was stressed,' she added. 'He was almost shaking, trying to find the right words, but he was nice and detailed. It felt good that they weren't just going to brush it off.' Although Green couldn't see the bomber from her seat, she later overheard tense conversations in the small airport terminal - passengers and crew quietly discussing just how close the collision had actually been. 'When we landed, it was really quiet. No one stood up right away like people normally do,' she told KMOT. 'At the airport, I heard some people saying their friends saw it from the ground. The other plane nearly hit us, and it went so low it passed under us.' SkyWest has since launched an investigation into the incident, a spokesperson told ABC in a statement. 'SkyWest flight 3788, operating as Delta Connection from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Minot, North Dakota, landed safely in Minot after being cleared for approach by the tower but performed a go-around when another aircraft became visible in their flight path,' the statement read. 'We are investigating the incident.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Delta Flight's Engine Bursts into Flames Shortly After Takeoff from Los Angeles Airport: Watch
The engine of a Delta Air Lines flight appeared to burst into flames shortly after the plane took off from California earlier this week. On Friday, July 18, Delta flight 446 departed the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and then "safely landed" back on the runway around 2:10 p.m. local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Boeing 767-400 was en route to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) when a reported engine fire prompted its return, the FAA said, adding that it is investigating the incident. Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
14-07-2025
- General
- CBS News
Twin Cities-bound flight diverted back to LAX after engine emergency, Sun Country says
Sun Country Airlines says a Minneapolis-bound flight was diverted back to Los Angeles overnight Monday after an engine emergency. Flight 430 departed from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) about 2:05 a.m. CST, according to FlightAware, but a Sun Country spokesperson said the Boeing 737-800 "experienced an issue with one engine after take-off." The crew declared an emergency and turned back to Los Angeles, the airline says, safely returning to LAX just before 3 a.m. CST. The flight, carrying 166 passengers and six crew members, is now set to arrive at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) at about 3:15 p.m. CST, according to FlightAware. "Our passengers and crew are our priority, and we appreciate the professionalism of our pilots and flight attendants to ensure the safety of our customers," the spokesperson said. "We thank our passengers for their patience and have scheduled another aircraft to return passengers to MSP today." This emergency comes just months after a Delta Airlines connection flight from MSP landed upside down on a runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario, Canada. Nearly two dozen people were injured but all 80 people on board the Bombardier CRJ700 jet survived. Delta later offered $30,000 with "no strings attached" to each passenger, a total of about $2.3 million. Delta also said passengers who took the money wouldn't forfeit their right to sue the airline, which multiple passengers still did. A month earlier, four people were injured when a Delta flight bound for MSP made an emergency stop during takeoff at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The aborted takeoff was due to an engine issue with the Boeing 757-300 aircraft.
Daily Mail
06-07-2025
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE I was on the Ryanair flight that was evacuated in Majorca and jumped 18ft from the plane's wing... I now have to have three surgeries and am stuck in a foreign hospital - the 'airline is trying to play down what happened'
Traumatised passengers last night hit out at 'lying' Ryanair after they were seriously injured jumping off the wings of a holiday jet when panic spread about a suspected fire onboard. Danielle Kelly, 56, said people started 'jumping for their lives' after an air steward ran along the aisle and told them to evacuate the Manchester-bound flight as fast as possible. The flight, from Palma in Majorca, was already delayed by two hours but was taxiing to the runway shortly after midnight on Saturday when there was a loud bang and cabin crew ordered everyone to leave immediately. Mrs Kelly, a self-employed fitness instructor, who was sat in row 18 with her daughter, Frankie, 26, said she feared there was a terrorist onboard so followed other passengers out onto the wing in the chaos. 'I saw a member of the cabin crew run from the back to the front of the plane, he was on the phone and suddenly started shouting, "everyone get off the aircraft now, everyone evacuate." 'It was utter chaos, passengers were screaming, "open the doors, open the doors". It was terrifying, I thought there was a terrorist on board, so I grabbed my daughter and got out.' Cabin crew deployed the emergency shutes at the front doors but passengers sitting in the middle were left with no choice but to jump the 18ft from the wings onto the tarmac. Stewardesses told travellers to leave behind their belongings 'in case there is a fire and the plane explodes' which, passengers said, only added to the panic. Mrs Kelly, who had been on a week-long holiday in the resort of Portals with her daughter, Frankie, 26, friend Francine Elkinson, 57, and her daughter, Savannah, 26, suffered a broken right heel, fractured left wrist and smashed elbow, when she plummeted to the concrete below. Speaking from her hospital bed, in Palma, this evening Mrs Kelly, of Whitefield, Greater Manchester, added: 'There was no announcement from the pilot or any of the other cabin crew. The door nearest to us opened and everyone ran onto the wing and started jumping off. 'I'm 56-years-old, I didn't want to jump but I feared for my life. It felt like a life or death situation. I knew as soon as I landed that I was seriously injured, I couldn't walk but the ground staff were shouting for everyone to move away from the aircraft in case it exploded. 'It was terrifying, we've been left completely traumatised by the experience. I've got my foot and arm in plaster and I've got to have three different surgeries to pin my foot, wrist and elbow tomorrow, I'm in a mess.' Mrs Elkinson, 57, also suffered a bad break to her right foot and underwent a three-hour operation on Saturday, when surgeons inserted pins and plates to repair it. The company director said: 'People were screaming, "get off the plane now," there was no organisation, everyone was scrambling and screaming, it was complete chaos. There was no guidance about what to do from the captain or the crew. 'I was petrified, my daughter went first and was standing on the tarmac telling me to jump and she would catch me. I hit the floor and my foot blew up, I thought I had snapped it. I couldn't walk and my daughter had to drag me away. 'I was put on an airport ambulance but it took about 40 minutes for the paramedics to arrive. Danielle was crying she was in so much pain, it was horrendous. 'The way Ryanair have delt with it is terrible, saying that people only suffered minor injuries and the evacuation was under control. Absolute rubbish, they are just trying to play it down because no one knew what they were doing.' Another passenger, who didn't want to be named, told the Mail she suffered a double fracture to her pelvis and broke a bone in her lower back when she jumped from the wing. 'A member of the cabin crew was screaming on the Tannoy for everyone to get off the plane, they were saying, "leave your bags, the plane could explode", which obviously just made everyone panic,' she said. 'People were clambering over each other to the exits, it was chaotic. 'I'm usually a rational thinking person. No one wants to throw themselves off the wing of a plane unless the alternative is worse – everyone was led to believe it was an emergency and they had to get out immediately. 'When we got onto a bus back to the terminal people were asking a member of the cabin crew how it happened and saying it was awful. But he simply said, "we did our best, we are only human." But there was no direction from the crew and they just weren't very competent. There was no clear guidance, it was every man for himself.' She said doctors had told her it could be three months before she is walking again and plans to take legal action against the airline. In total 18 people were injured, with six people hospitalised as a consequence of the way the evacuation was handled. At least one female member of the cabin crew is thought to be among the injured. So far none of those in hospital have been visited by a representative of Ryanair, although the airline has been in touch to offer them alternative flights home and an 'insulting' £4 food voucher. A Ryanair spokesman said: 'This flight from Palma to Manchester discontinued take-off due to a false fire warning light indication. 'Passengers were disembarked using the inflatable slides and returned to the terminal. 'While disembarking, a small number of passengers encountered very minor injuries (ankle sprains, etc) and crew requested immediate medical assistance. 'To minimise disruption to passengers, we quickly arranged a replacement aircraft to operate this flight, which departed Palma at 07:05 Saturday morning. 'We sincerely apologise to affected passengers for any inconvenience caused.'
New York Times
25-06-2025
- General
- New York Times
Video Shows Engine Fire as Plane Returns to Las Vegas Airport Just After Takeoff
An American Airlines plane that had what appeared to be an engine on fire returned to the airport in Las Vegas and landed shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, according to video of the plane and the Federal Aviation Administration. A video of the plane, which was operating as American Airlines Flight 1665, showed it banking in the sky with smoke and what appeared to be flames sputtering from an engine. My parents are in Vegas right now a planes engines caught fire right after take off.. The F.A.A. said the crew had reported 'an engine issue,' and the plane, which was headed to Charlotte, N.C., 'returned safely' to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas at about 8:20 a.m. local time. It was unclear how many people were on board. American Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for comment. FlightRadar24, a flight tracking service, showed the plane, an Airbus A321, took off at 8:11 a.m. and flew in a small loop around the Las Vegas area before landing at the airport.
