A Delta Air Lines Inc. jet was forced to abort landing to avoid a midair collision with a B-52 bomber in North Dakota last week, a go-around maneuver described as “aggressive” by ABC News citing the pilot.
The July 18 incident is being investigated, SkyWest Inc., which operated Delta flight 3788, said in a statement to Bloomberg News. The pilot apologized to passengers after landing, ABC said in a report Sunday, citing a recording of remarks by the pilot, who it didn’t identify.
The near-miss comes at a time air safety in the US is under intense scrutiny. With a chronic shortage of controllers, breakdowns of air traffic systems, and the fatal crash involving an American Air regional jet with a US Army helicopter, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has pledged an overhaul to boost safety.
The SkyWest-operated Delta jet had departed from Minneapolis on Friday evening and was on approach to Minot Airport, North Dakota, which is located approximately 18 kilomet
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