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JetBlue pilot narrowly avoids 'midair collision' with Air Force plane near Venezuela

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles

A JetBlue Airways pilot said he narrowly avoided a "midair collision" with a U.S. military aircraft that entered his flight path.

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  1. CBS News

    JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids 'midair collision' with US Air Force tanker (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A JetBlue pilot from Curaçao says the flight halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker on Friday.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids midair collision with U.S. Air Force tanker (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curacao 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.

  3. The Guardian

    Pilot narrowly avoids ‘midair collision’ with US air force plane near Venezuela (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    JetBlue pilot calls incident ‘outrageous’ and says US military refueling tanker didn’t have transponder turned on

  4. Fortune

    JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids midair collision with U.S. Air Force tanker. 'They passed directly in our flight path' (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The incident involved JetBlue Flight 1112 from Curaçao, which is just off the coast of Venezuela, en route to New York City's JFK airport.

  5. The Daily Caller

    JetBlue Pilot Claims Plane Nearly Collided With US Air Force Tanker In Conflicted Airspace (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A JetBlue Airways flight nearly collided Friday with a U.S. Air Force tanker off the coast of Venezuela, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

  6. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    JetBlue pilot narrowly avoids 'midair collision' with Air Force plane near Venezuela (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A JetBlue Airways pilot said he narrowly avoided a "midair collision" with a U.S. military aircraft that entered his flight path.

  7. WHDH Boston

    JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force tanker - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling

  8. CNN

    JetBlue plane near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force aircraft (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a US Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path.

  9. Philadelphia Inquirer

    JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with U.S. Air Force tanker (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path.

  10. WSVN Miami

    JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force tanker - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling

  11. Breitbart News

    Reports: JetBlue Flight Avoids "Midair Collision" with U.S. Air Force Plane (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A JetBlue Airways pilot said he narrowly avoided a midair collision with a U.S. Air Force plane near Venezuela.

  12. Al Jazeera

    JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US tanker (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The incident involved JetBlue Flight 1112 from Curacao, which is just off the coast of Venezuela, en route to New York.

  13. Washington Examiner

    JetBlue plane near Venezuela avoids midair collision with Air Force aircraft (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The JetBlue pilot, who was manning a flight from the Caribbean nation of Curaçao, blamed the Friday incident on his U.S. counterpart.

  14. New York Post

    JetBlue flight narrowly avoids collision with Air Force tanker near Venezuela (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A New York-bound JetBlue flight had to halt its ascent Friday to avoid colliding with a US Air Force refueling tanker supporting the American military buildup near Venezuela on Friday, with the airline pilot calling the tanker's actions "outrageous."

  15. NBC News

    JetBlue flight and U.S. Air Force aircraft avoid 'midair collision' near Venezuela, pilot says (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    U.S. Southern Command is reviewing an incident in which a JetBlue flight and a U.S.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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