JetBlue, Air Force and Venezuela

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US military and civilian airliners narrowly avoided an air-to-air crash—again
A JetBlue pilot described the near-collision between his plane and a military aircraft with its transponder turned off near Curaçao “outrageous.”

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JetBlue flight over the Caribbean narrowly avoids U.S. military aircraft near Venezuela
JetBlue flight and U.S. Air Force aircraft avoid 'midair collision' near Venezuela, pilot says
JetBlue Flight Near Venezuela Avoids 'Midair Collision' With U.S. Air Force Tanker
A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path.

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U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
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JetBlue flight narrowly avoids midair collision with U.S. military aircraft near Venezuela
“Sir, we just had traffic tap directly in front of us within five miles of us, maybe two or three miles, but it was an air refueler from the United States Air Force, and he was at our altitude. We had...

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Plane halts ascent to avoid ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force
JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids midair collision with U.S. Air Force refueling tanker

'Outrageous' near mid-air collision between a JetBlue plane, military jet

A JetBlue plane almost collided with an Air Force tanker near Curacao on Friday, raising questions about safety around military flights.

Defence Forces buy new ‘strategic reach’ aircraft for €53m to replace Government jet

The Defence Forces has taken possession of a new “strategic reach” aircraft which will be capable of flying to the west coast of the United States without refuelling. The French-made Dassault Falcon 6X, which was purchased for €53 million plus VAT, replaces the Air Corps’s 21-year-old Learjet 45, commonly known as the Government Jet.
Reuters

US to escalate military presence in South America with aircraft carrier group

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration escalated a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean on Friday by announcing the deployment of the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group to Latin America — a show of force far beyond any ...

Military's V-22 Osprey aircraft problems persist, GAO finds

The V-22 Osprey is a highly versatile aircraft that experienced a significant rise in serious accidents in 2023 and 2024, the GAO reported Friday.

Japan protests after China military jet locks radar on Japanese aircraft

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
NPR

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is in the Caribbean. Here's its backstory

The world's largest and most expensive aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean. U.S. Southern Command announced Sunday that the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group had made its way into the Caribbean Sea, with 4,000 sailors and "dozens" of ...

Terrifying audio released after flight almost collides with US military aircraft

Cockpit audio recordings reveal the anger of a passenger jet pilot after a close encounter with a. U.S. military aircraft, NBC News reported. Flight B61112 was on its way to New York City’s JFK airport from Curaçao,
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