Delta Airline Flights and US Air Force jets collided with each other in the air on Friday near a fatal collision between different commercial jets and military helicopters near DC.
The incident on Friday occurred outside the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and is linked to the Airbus A319 and Air Force T-38 Jet, NBC News It has been reported Saturday.
Flytrader website Tracking The moment when two aircraft (see yellow) approach each other while they were flying. A few seconds later, they now follow 13 news and almost missed the collision as they passed each other.
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NBC, Quote The original report by CNN stated that the alarm went out in the Airbus cockpit as the two aircraft closed the distance between them.
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Destined for Minneapolis St., Delta Flight 2983 Paul was on a regularly scheduled route during the incident. The airline said it had two pilots, three flight crew members and 131 passengers on board.
It departed at 2:55pm ET and during the incident, its traffic collision avoidance system began with a trained flight crew, Delta said.
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Delta Flight has arrived at the gates of Minneapolis St., according to flight tracker FlightAware. Paul International Airport Gate will be delayed by 5:46pm, 10 minutes later on the Reagan National taxiway.
The Associated Press (AP) reported that a near miss occurred on Friday two months after an Army helicopter and commercial jet crashed each other on Jan. 29 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
“It happened when a regional jet from Wichita, Kansas collided with a military helicopter around 9pm at the end of a flight from Wichita, Kansas,” the AP said.
The tragic clash above the Potomac River has killed 67 people, Breitbart News reported.
Following a close call on Friday, authorities did not report any injuries. Delta said it will cooperate as authorities consider the incident.
