B-52, Delta and regional jet
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A SkyWest pilot reportedly avoided a collision with a B-52 while approaching for a landing in North Dakota on Friday. Now, authorities are investigating.
An audio recorded by a passenger on Delta Flight 3788 as the plane approached the Minot International Airport for landing shows the pilot apologising after an unexpected sharp turn
What Kadrmas also wound up catching was faint footage of Delta Flight 3788, which is operated by SkyWest, heading into the same airspace as the bomber. “I didn’t think this would be a disaster at the time as the smaller plane was difficult to see from the stands," he said.
In an effort to preserve its bottom line, Delta Air Lines is getting creative. The Atlanta-based company has been pulling engines off new Airbus jets in Europe and bringing them stateside to get grounded U.S. planes up and flying—without paying costs associated with importing new planes and parts.
Delta does not currently fly the 737 MAX 9 or any 737 MAX jets, though it does fly other types of Boeing 737 planes including the 737-800 and 737-900ER. Delta has also ordered Boeing 737 MAX 10 ...