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The JetBlue plane came within a few miles of the Air Force refueling aircraft, according to its pilot, who was recorded on cockpit audio saying the tanker did not have its transponder on.
U.S. Air Force Col. Nathan Malafa, left, outgoing U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron commander, and Lt. Col. Alexander Prevendar, incoming USAFADS “Thunderbirds” commander, smile during a change of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 5, 2025. (Yendi Borjas/U.S. Air Force)
Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The origins of the USAF lie in a decision made just four years after the Wright Brothers conducted the world’s first airplane flight at ...
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"It's outrageous!" JetBlue pilot slams US Air Force after near-fatal mid-air collision over Caribbean
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N809JB performing flight B6-1112 from Curacao (Curacao) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing through about FL333 out of Curacao cleared to climb FL350 when the crew spotted a military tanker, the transponder of which was not transmitting, ahead of them in close proximity crossing their flight path.
A flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path.
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