A second near miss collision with a US Air Force tanker occurred over the weekend just a day after a similar incident in Venezuela with a JetBlue flight.
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'We almost had a midair collision up here.'
JetBlue flight from Curaçao to New York narrowly avoided mid-air collision with U.S. Air Force tanker near Venezuela, forcing evasive action during climb.
The US Air Force plane was reported to be flying with its transponder turned off in an incident described as "outrageous" by the JetBlue pilot.
The passenger plane originating out of Curacao halted its ascent to avoid hitting the US Air Force aircraft near Venezuela.
A New York-bound JetBlue flight had to halt its ascent Friday to avoid colliding with a US Air Force refueling tanker supporting the American military buildup near Venezuela on Friday, with the air ...
The pilot was 'outraged' after military aircraft crossed its path without 'their transponder turned on'
The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control.
The incident involved JetBlue Flight 1112 from Curaçao, which is just off the coast of Venezuela, en route to New York City's JFK airport.
JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids 'midair collision' with US Air Force tanker ...