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A JetBlue plane narrowly avoided a midair collision with a U.S. Air Force jet near Venezuela on Friday, an incident which the pilot described as “outrageous.”
JetBlue Flight 1112, an Airbus A320 en route to New York from the Caribbean nation of Curaçao, was roughly 20 minutes into its flight when it encountered a U.S. Air Force tanker north of Curaçao.
The tanker reportedly flew directly into JetBlue’s flight path, prompting the passenger plane to take “evasive action to maintain separation with a tanker aircraft,” Aviation Safety Network said.
According to a recording captured by LiveATC.net, the JetBlue pilot called the incident “outrageous,” noting that the military aircraft did not have an operating transponder, an electronic device…
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