The pilot of a regional airliner flying over North Dakota carried out an unexpected sharp turn and later apologized to passengers, explaining that he made the move after spotting a military plane in his flight path.
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The SkyWest pilot slammed the Air Force for not giving "a heads up," apologizing for having to perform an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid the military aircraft.
Delta Flight 3788 was approaching North Dakota's Minot International Airport when the pilot suddenly made a series of sharp, unexpected turns.
Tracking data showed SkyWest flight on descent before making sharp right turn while also showing B-52 in the area ...
After the passenger jet landed safely in North Dakota, the pilot told passengers that he had made an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid hitting a military aircraft.
A commercial flight carrying civilians came dangerously close to colliding midair with a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber near Minot International Airport in North Dakota.
A Delta Air Lines Inc. jet was forced to abort landing to avoid a midair collision with a B-52 bomber in North Dakota last week, a go-around maneuver described as "aggressive" by ABC News citing the pilot.
Incident on SkyWest flight over North Dakota took place same day as different Delta plane caught fire ...
A Delta regional jet on approach to Minot, North Dakota, made an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a mid-air collision with a B-52 bomber.
The pilot of a Delta regional flight operated by SkyWest, flying from Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota, said during an overhead announcement that he had to make an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a mid-air collision with a military jet. NBC News' .. ...