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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 colliding with an Air Force B-52 bomber, isn’t staffed by the Federal ...

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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Experienced pilot escapes B2 bomber, saving lives and avoiding midair collision

A SkyWest pilot avoided a midair collision with a B-52 over North Dakota by executing an aggressive evasive manoeuvre during ...
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Tower failed to warn pilot before near-miss in North Dakota

SkyWest pilot makes evasive turn to avoid B-52 bomber near Minot Airport as tower failed to warn of inbound aircraft, ...
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B-52 was on FAA-approved flight path before Delta regional jet near miss, Air Force says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!The U.S. Air Force says the B-52 bomber that had a near miss with a Delta Airlines ...

All we know: Near air collision in Minot

A SkyWest Airlines flight approaching Minot International Airport made a sudden evasive maneuver Friday night to avoid a B-52 ...
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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 ...