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CBS News
3 hours ago
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- CBS News
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 to avoid a B-52 bomber on Friday said it felt like going around a "sharp turn on a roller coaster." "The force of it kept me centered in my seat, but I could look out the window and see straight at the grass instead of seeing the horizon," said Monica Green, who recorded video of the pilot making an announcement about the incident after landing in Minot, North Dakota. "Just out of the blue, just sort of very abrupt U-turn," she said. The SkyWest flight had 76 passengers and four crew members on board at the time. The bomber had a crew of five, and was streaking low over Minot on its way to a flyover at the North Dakota State Fair. "The flyover was planned in advance and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration," Minot Air Force Base said on Monday. The base said it communicated the flyover plans to Minot Approach Control and that the B-52 crew "communicated the flyover plan to both RAPCON and Minot International Airport's air traffic control tower." "The B-52 crew contacted Minot International Airport tower and the tower provided instructions to continue 2 miles westbound after the flyover," the base said. "The tower did not advise of the inbound commercial aircraft." In the video that Green recorded after the plane landed safely, the pilot calmly tells passengers: "For those of you on the right-hand side, you probably saw the airplane kinda sorta coming at us. Nobody told us about it and so we continued." "I don't know how fast they were going but they were a lot faster than us," he said, in part. "I thought the safest thing to do was to turn behind it. So, sorry about the aggressive maneuver. It caught me by surprise." "This is not normal at all," he added. Green said the pilot had told passengers while they were still in the air that he would inform them about what was going on once they landed safely. "It was so crazy to not know what was happening in the moment and just hear it after the fact, and then just be let off the plane just to continue about our days as normal," Green said. The FAA is investigating and working to determine how close the planes were. Green said the pilot did an amazing job and wants to thank him for making sure everyone was safe. She also said she wants answers. The flight stuck with her during her trip home to Dallas on Monday. "I was sweating," she said. "I was shaking. I was not excited to get on and it really hit me once we started taking off."Brian Dakss contributed to this report.
Roya News
10 hours ago
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- Roya News
US authorities probing airliner's close call with B-52 bomber
US aviation regulators said Monday they are investigating a recent close call in which a passenger plane took emergency action to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber. A Delta flight operated by SkyWest took off Friday from Minneapolis and was approaching the city of Minot, North Dakota when the pilot rapidly rerouted after seeing another aircraft nearing from the right. "I don't know how fast they were going, but they were a lot faster than us, I felt it was the safest thing to do to turn behind it," the pilot told passengers, according to recorded audio of the commercial pilot. "Sorry about the aggressive maneuver," he said. "This is not normal at all." The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that US officials are "investigating the event involving SkyWest Airlines Flight 3788 at Minot International Airport on Friday, July 18. SkyWest said it has also begun a probe. The flight was cleared for approach by the tower "but performed a go-around when another aircraft became visible in their flight path," the carrier said in a statement reported by US media. The US Air Force base near Minot confirmed in a statement that a B-52 bomber performed an approved flyover Friday night at the North Dakota State Fair, and said the crew was communicating with air traffic controllers at Minot's commercial airport. "The B-52 crew contacted Minot International Airport tower and the tower provided instructions to continue two miles westbound after the flyover. The tower did not advise of the inbound commercial aircraft," it said. It provided no further details about the near miss. The northern city, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the Canada border, is home to a commercial airport and a US Air Force base. In a passenger video posted to Instagram and verified by Storyful, the SkyWest pilot told passengers he was not made aware about the B-52. He said the Minot tower, which does not use radar -- a common situation in smaller, more remote airfields in the United States -- offered guidance that could have put the passenger jet in jeopardy. "He said 'Turn right.' I said there's an airplane over there. And he says 'Turn left,'" the pilot said. "I don't know why they didn't give us a heads up because the Air Force base does have radar and nobody said, 'hey there's also a B-52 in the pattern,'" he said. The passenger who recorded the video, Monica Green, said she was "sick to my stomach" about the near miss. Green, quoted by NBC News, said she felt the jet take a hard turn and then "I just remember the plane going, like, sideways... and just looking straight out the window and just seeing grass" with no visible skyline. The incident comes less than six months after a US Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet approaching Washington's Reagan National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft.
Business Times
15 hours ago
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- Business Times
US authorities probing airliner's close call with B-52 bomber
[WASHINGTON] US aviation regulators said on Monday they are investigating a recent close call in which a passenger plane took emergency action to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber. A Delta flight operated by SkyWest took off Friday from Minneapolis and was approaching the city of Minot, North Dakota when the pilot rapidly rerouted after seeing another aircraft nearing from the right. 'I don't know how fast they were going, but they were a lot faster than us, I felt it was the safest thing to do to turn behind it,' the pilot told passengers, according to recorded audio of the commercial pilot. 'Sorry about the aggressive maneuver,' he said. 'This is not normal at all.' The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that US officials are 'investigating the event involving SkyWest Airlines Flight 3788 at Minot International Airport on Friday, July 18. SkyWest said it has also begun a probe. The flight was cleared for approach by the tower 'but performed a go-around when another aircraft became visible in their flight path,' the carrier said in a statement reported by US media. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up The US Air Force base near Minot confirmed in a statement that a B-52 bomber performed an approved flyover Friday night at the North Dakota State Fair, and said the crew was communicating with air traffic controllers at Minot's commercial airport. 'The B-52 crew contacted Minot International Airport tower and the tower provided instructions to continue two miles westbound after the flyover. The tower did not advise of the inbound commercial aircraft,' it said. It provided no further details about the near miss. The northern city, about 80 km from the Canada border, is home to a commercial airport and a US Air Force base. In a passenger video posted to Instagram and verified by Storyful, the SkyWest pilot told passengers he was not made aware about the B-52. He said the Minot tower, which does not use radar - a common situation in smaller, more remote airfields in the United States - offered guidance that could have put the passenger jet in jeopardy. 'He said 'Turn right.' I said there's an airplane over there. And he says 'Turn left,'' the pilot said. 'I don't know why they didn't give us a heads up because the Air Force base does have radar and nobody said, 'hey there's also a B-52 in the pattern,'' he said. The passenger who recorded the video, Monica Green, said she was 'sick to my stomach' about the near miss. Green, quoted by NBC News, said she felt the jet take a hard turn and then 'I just remember the plane going, like, sideways... and just looking straight out the window and just seeing grass' with no visible skyline. The incident comes less than six months after a US Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet approaching Washington's Reagan National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. The disaster prompted federal authorities and Congress to review coordination between military and civilian aircraft flying in the same airspace. AFP
New Straits Times
15 hours ago
- General
- New Straits Times
US authorities probing airliner's close call with B-52 bomber
WASHINGTON: US aviation regulators said on Monday they are investigating a recent close call in which a passenger plane took emergency action to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber. A Delta flight operated by SkyWest took off on Friday from Minneapolis and was approaching the city of Minot, North Dakota, when the pilot rapidly rerouted after seeing another aircraft nearing from the right. "I don't know how fast they were going, but they were a lot faster than us. I felt it was the safest thing to do to turn behind it," the pilot told passengers, according to recorded audio of the commercial pilot. "Sorry about the aggressive manoeuvre," he said. "This is not normal at all." The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that US officials are "investigating the event involving SkyWest Airlines Flight 3788 at Minot International Airport on Friday, July 18." SkyWest said it has also begun a probe. The flight was cleared for approach by the tower "but performed a go-around when another aircraft became visible in their flight path," the carrier said in a statement reported by US media. The US Air Force base near Minot confirmed in a statement that a B-52 bomber performed an approved flyover on Friday night at the North Dakota State Fair, and said the crew was communicating with air traffic controllers at Minot's commercial airport. "The B-52 crew contacted Minot International Airport tower and the tower provided instructions to continue two miles westbound after the flyover. The tower did not advise of the inbound commercial aircraft," it said. It provided no further details about the near miss. The northern city, about 50 miles (80 kilometres) from the Canadian border, is home to a commercial airport and a US Air Force base. In a passenger video posted to Instagram and verified by Storyful, the SkyWest pilot told passengers he was not made aware about the B-52. He said the Minot tower, which does not use radar – a common situation at smaller, more remote airfields in the United States – offered guidance that could have put the passenger jet in jeopardy. "He said 'Turn right.' I said there's an aeroplane over there. And he says 'Turn left,'" the pilot said. "I don't know why they didn't give us a heads-up because the Air Force base does have radar and nobody said, 'hey there's also a B-52 in the pattern,'" he said. The passenger who recorded the video, Monica Green, said she was "sick to my stomach" about the near miss. Green, quoted by NBC News, said she felt the jet take a hard turn and then "I just remember the plane going, like, sideways... and just looking straight out the window and just seeing grass" with no visible skyline. The incident comes less than six months after a US Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet approaching Washington's Reagan National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard both aircraft. The disaster prompted federal authorities and Congress to review coordination between military and civilian aircraft flying in the same airspace.
Qatar Tribune
19 hours ago
- General
- Qatar Tribune
Delta pilot makes ‘aggressive manoeuvre' to avoid collision with military jet
A Delta airlines pilot was forced to make an 'aggressive' evasive manoeuvre to avoid a potential mid-air collision with a US military aircraft before landing in North Dakota. The pilot, who identified the aircraft as a B-52 bomber, is heard in video recordings shared on social media saying it was 'kind of, sort of coming at us'. 'So, sorry about the aggressive manoeuvre,' he says. Delta Air Lines regional jet SkyWest Flight 3788 was en route from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Minot, North Dakota on Friday, the airline said. 'We took a really hard right turn, we were completely sideways,' Monica Green, a woman on the flight who recorded the audio told the BBC. 'I was facing the grass.' 'We had no idea what was going on, we didn't know if there was anything wrong with the plane or if the sharp turns would continue,' Ms Green said. As soon as the plane became level again, the passengers went quiet, she said. The aircraft landed safely 'after being cleared for approach' but 'performed a go-around when another aircraft became visible in their flight path', the SkyWest airlines said in a statement. After the plane landed, the pilot came out from the cockpit and explained to the passengers that the tower instructed him to turn right but that when he looked over, he saw a B-52 bomber. At that point he was instructed to turn left but said he looked over and 'saw the airplane that was kind of coming on a converging course with us'. The pilot told the passengers that the other aircraft was moving faster than the SkyWest plane, so he made the decision to turn behind it. 'It caught me by surprise,' he said. 'This is not normal at all. I don't know why they didn't give us a heads up.' He concluded his message with an apology: 'Long story short, it was not fun, but I do apologize for it - and thank you for understanding.' Passengers responded with applause, the video shows. SkyWest Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident. (Agencies)A US Air Force B-52H 'Stratofortress' from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota is being refueled in this December 2020 photo provided by the Air Force.
