US EditionDelta jet's near miss with military aircraft near DCA reignites safety concerns
- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near collision involving Delta Air Lines Flight 2983 and a T-38 Air Force jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday.
- Delta Air Lines Flight 2983, heading to Minneapolis-St. Paul, was alerted to the nearby aircraft, prompting air traffic controllers to issue corrective instructions.
- The National Transportation Safety Board noted a 'loss of separation' between Delta Flight 2983 and other aircraft shortly after takeoff.
- A Delta spokesperson stated, 'Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people,' regarding the incident.
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Delta plane nearly collides with Air Force jet mid-flight near DC airport; investigation launched
A Delta Air Lines plane nearly collided with an Air Force jet on Friday near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The near-collision happened just months after the deadly aircraft crash between an Army helicopter and a passenger plane in Washington, D.C. Delta Flight 2983 departed from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport around 3:15 p.m. on Friday, bound for Minneapolis, Minnesota.The system issued a 'resolution advisory,' directing …
A Delta Air Lines plane and a US Air Force jet had a near miss close to Washington's Reagan Airport
A Delta Air Lines plane received an onboard alert that another aircraft was nearby last Friday.Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesTwo aircraft were involved in a near miss near Washington's Ronald Reagan Airport last week.A Delta Air Lines plane and an Air Force jet came close to each other, an FAA incident report said.The near miss came two months after a collision close to the airport killed 67 people.A Delta Air Lines flight an…
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East Bay Times‘Abrupt’ maneuver to avoid collision injured SFO flight passengers, investigation reveals
A United Airlines flight bound for San Francisco International Airport last September experienced a near-midair collision, resulting in serious injuries to passengers, due to an “abrupt pitch” maneuver, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released March 27. The safety board determined the probable cause of the incident was “the abrupt pitch control input by the flight crew in response to a traffic alert and collision avoid…
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