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Could AI Have Prevented SkyWest Airliner’s Near Collision with a B-52 Bomber?

The pilot also noted that the air-traffic control tower that serves the airport does not have radar and that its controllers depend on their own vision of planes near the airfield to make decisions.

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Near-collision between B-52 and SkyWest jet was caught on camera

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FAA investigating close call between SkyWest jet, B-52 bomber

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Recording highlights pilot's apology after "aggressive maneuver"

A pilot apologized on Friday night for an apparent close call in the sky with a B-52 bomber while traveling from Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota.

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SkyWest Plane Aborts Landing to Avoid Midair Collision With B-52 Bomber

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Commercial airliner, military aircraft avoid near miss over Minot

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SkyWest Plane Does 'Aggressive Maneuver' To Avoid Midair Collision With B-52, Pilot Says

“Sorry about the aggressive maneuver,” the pilot, who has not been named in reports, said, according to a video from the plane verified by NBC News.

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Delta regional jet pilot apologizes to passengers for ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid a B-52 bomber

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B-52 was on FAA-approved flight path before Delta regional jet near miss, Air Force says

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FAA To Investigate Recent Incident Between SkyWest Jet and B-52

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it would look into the near collision between a SkyWest Jet and a B-52 that occurred last week

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SkyWest flight took "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a B-52, pilot says

The pilot of a SkyWest flight told passengers Friday night that he performed an "aggressive maneuver" to avoid a B-52 military aircraft in-flight as he came in for a landing in Minot, North Dakota — then apologized for the sudden move.

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Quick-thinking SkyWest pilot pulls ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid collision with B-52

A SkyWest pilot said nobody warned them about the B-52 being in the area as they approached Minot International Airport in North Dakota.

SkyWest passenger says maneuver to avoid B-52 military aircraft felt like "a roller coaster"

A passenger from the Delta-operated SkyWest flight that nearly collided with a B-52 military aircraft said the pilot's maneuver "felt like a sharp turn on a roller coaster," saying she could see grass out of her window instead of the sky.

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Passenger describes moment SkyWest flight turned to avoid B-52 bomber: Like "a sharp turn on a roller coaster"

A passenger who was aboard the SkyWest flight that turned "out of the blue" to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota.

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SkyWest flight performed 'go-around' to avoid colliding with a second aircraft

The civilian pilot told his passengers a B-52 bomber had surprised him in his flight path on approach to Minot, N.D., social media video shows.

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FAA investigating SkyWest jet's near miss with B-52 bomber over North Dakota

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it is investigating a near miss between a SkyWest Airlines jet and a U.S. Air Force jet over North Dakota last week.

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FAA says it will investigate incident between SkyWest jet and B-52

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it will investigate an incident that occurred between a Delta regional jet and a B-52 aircraft.On Friday, a Delta regional jet on approach to Minot, North Dakota,

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Air traffic controllers didn’t warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn’t inform an Air Force bomber’s crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the nation’s latest air safety scare.