Airspace Management
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Close Call: US Passenger Plane Nearly Collides with B-52 Bomber
On July 19th, a SkyWest Airlines Embraer E175LR, operating as Delta flight DL3788, narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with a B-52 bomber near Minot Air Force Base. Air traffic control instructed the plane to alter course, but the crew spotted the bomber approaching rapidly. An “abrupt turn” averted disaster. Passengers witnessed the near miss. The incident raises concerns about airspace management and coordination, prompting scrutiny of air safety protocols in increasingly congested airspace. The crew was commended for their quick thinking.
