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Delta Pilot Abruptly Avoids B-52 During Approach, Apologizes To Passengers For 'Aggressive Maneuver'

While there are lessons to be learned from this incident that shouldn't have happened, it had the best possible outcome, with ...

Delta Pilot Makes 'Aggressive Maneuver' To Avoid B-52 Bomber: What To Know

Formal investigations are underway to determine the factors that contributed to a near-collision between a commercial ...

Delta pilot’s ‘aggressive maneuver’ evades B-52 bomber, prevents midair collision in harrowing flight nightmare

The SkyWest Airlines pilot performed an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid the incoming bomber, which crew members as well as ...
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Why a Delta Jet’s Near-Miss With a B-52 Exposes Gaps in U.S. Airspace Safety

For those of you on the right-hand side, you probably saw the airplane kind of sort of coming at us. Nobody told us about it, ...

Delta flight from Minneapolis forced into 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid B-52 bomber

The close encounter near Minot International Airport forced the Minneapolis-to-Minot flight into an "aggressive maneuver," ...
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Near miss between passenger airline, B-52 near Minot

MINOT, N.D. – Passengers on a Delta Airlines flight operated by SkyWest got a scare after a near miss with a B-52 near Minot ...