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Air Force says B-52 crew wasn’t told of passenger jet before near-miss

Air Force says B-52 crew wasn’t told of passenger jet before near-miss

The crew of a B-52H Stratofortress that had a near-miss with a civilian airliner near Minot International Airport last Friday told air traffic control they were nearby, but were not informed a passenger jet was in the area, the Air Force said. The passenger jet, flight 3788 from SkyWest Airlines, was on approach to land at the Minot airport the …

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Air India says no issues in Boeing fuel switches’ locking mechanism

Air India says no issues in Boeing fuel switches’ locking mechanism

NEW DELHI (AP) — Air India said Tuesday that preliminary inspections found no issues in the locking mechanism of fuel control switches for select Boeing aircrafts. The announcement followed a preliminary investigation into last month’s Air India plane crash that the switches shifted and flipped within seconds, starving both engines of fuel. Air India operates a fleet of Boeing 787 …

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‘Air space concerns’ causes last-minute scrub of NASA’s TRACERS mission – Spaceflight Now

‘Air space concerns’ causes last-minute scrub of NASA’s TRACERS mission – Spaceflight Now

NASA’s two TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) are encapsulated along with five other satellites ahead of launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Image: NASA Update July 22, 2:30 p.m. EDT: The SpaceX launch director called an abort of the mission; targeting Wednesday, July 23. NASA’s next trip to space will be …

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Air India Finds ‘No Issues’ After Inspections of Boeing Fuel Switches – The New York Times

Air India Finds ‘No Issues’ After Inspections of Boeing Fuel Switches  The New York Times Air India crash report: Cockpit voices fuel controversy over doomed flight  BBC Air India says completed inspection of fuel switch locking system on Boeing fleet, no issues found  The Hindu Air India completes check of all Boeing planes, says no issues found  Hindustan Times ‘No issues found’: Air India …

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Jonas Valanciunas clears the air on his future – BasketNews.com

Jonas Valanciunas clears the air on his future  BasketNews.com Jonas Valanciunas commits to Nuggets – ‘Will give it my all’  ESPN Jonas Valanciunas confirms he will play for Denver this season  NBC Sports Jonas Valanciunas says he’s ‘fully committed’ to Nuggets, ending speculation he’d try to leave NBA to play in Greece  Yahoo Sports Jonas Valančiūnas confirms he intends to honor contract with Denver …

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Air Force reviewing B-52’s apparent near miss with airliner

Air Force reviewing B-52’s apparent near miss with airliner

The U.S. Air Force and commercial airline SkyWest Airlines are trying to learn more about a July 18 incident in which a North Dakota-based B-52 Stratofortress may have had a near miss with a passenger plane. SkyWest said in a statement to Air Force Times that its flight 3788 was flying from Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota, on Friday evening. …

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Apple’s 24GB 15-inch M4 MacBook Air now up to $179 off, more from $849

Apple’s 24GB 15-inch M4 MacBook Air now up to 9 off, more from 9

Update: While the silver 24GB model below has jumped up a touch in price now, you’ll find an updated list of discounts across the lineup that include the 15-inch 16GB/512GB silver model back at the lowest price ever and undercutting the Prime Day price from last week, as well as the 15-inch 24GB Starlight at $179 off. 13-inch M4 MacBook …

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Commercial pilot makes ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid mid-air collision with Air Force B-52 bomber

Commercial pilot makes ‘aggressive maneuver’ to avoid mid-air collision with Air Force B-52 bomber

MINOT, N.D (KMOT/Gray News) – A commercial pilot made an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid a mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber. According to AviationA2Z, the close call happened aboard a SkyWest flight 3788, operating as a Delta Connection, to Minot International Airport (MOT). A near-collision occurred close to Minot Saturday night involving a B-52 bomber and a …

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