Military aircraft play outsized role in midair close calls, analysis finds
There were 258 near midair collisions involving a military aircraft and a commercial aircraft from 1987 to 2021, with 13% of ...
Delta plane, Air Force jet nearly crash at DC airport— just 2 months after midair collision killed 67
The Delta aircraft received an “onboard alert” that another aircraft was nearby, and air traffic controllers issued ...
Delta flight with 131 passengers diverts to avoid military jet at Reagan National airport
Air traffic controllers “issued corrective instructions to both aircraft,” according to the FAA. The incident comes just two ...
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Near-miss at Reagan Airport involved jet that departed from Langley Air Force Base
CNN reports a military jet involved in a near-miss with a Delta plane in Washington, D.C. took off and landed at Langley AFB ...
Delta plane and Air Force jet ordered to maneuver to avoid collision near DCA airport
A Delta passenger plane and an Air Force jet flew narrowly close to one another outside Washington, D.C., on Friday, prompting a collision warning and "corrective instructions" from air traffic ...
F.A.A. Investigates After Air Force Jets Near Delta Plane Activate Safety Alert
Four jets came close enough to the Delta flight, which was taking off from Washington’s Reagan National Airport, to set off a ...
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Minneapolis-bound jet near miss with military aircraft near DCA reignites safety concerns
The military jet was operating from Langley Air Force ... T-38 Talons were inbound to Arlington National Cemetery for a flyover," the Federal Aviation Administration told USA TODAY in a ...
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Military Jet Almost Smashes Into Delta Flight Carrying 136, Months After Deadly DC Crash At Same Airport
Image via Shutterstock A military jet was a hair away from smashing into a Delta flight carrying 136 people, just months ...