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The Minot, North Dakota control tower where a Delta Air Lines regional jet had to perform an “aggressive maneuver,” to avoid colliding with an Air Force B-52 bomber, isn’t staffed by the Federal Aviation Administration,
Delta Air Lines Inc. has been cannibalizing new Airbus SE jets in Europe by stripping off their engines and using them to get grounded planes in the US back into service, as it seeks to overcome a shortage and avoid aircraft import tariffs.
Delta flight returned to LAX due to engine fire; FAA investigating. No injuries reported; passengers rebooked. Delta apologized for the inconvenience.
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.
Retired Air Force pilot Jeffrey Needles discussed an incident in which a Delta regional jet made an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid a midair collision with a B-52 bomber.