JetBlue, US Air Force and Venezuela

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JetBlue flight and US Air Force aircraft avoid midair collision near Venezuela, pilot says
The JetBlue flight was traveling from Curaçao off the coast of Venezuela to New York City when a pilot spotted the Air Force tanker. U.S. Southern Command operates in this region amid a rise in tension between Venezuela and the U.S., with the Trump administration conducting strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific.

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JetBlue plane near Venezuela avoids midair collision with US Air Force aircraft
JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet
'It's outrageous' - JetBlue pilot decries near collision with US military aircraft
A near collision between a JetBlue commercial flight and US Air Force refuelling tanker near Venezuela is under review, US Southern Command told media on Monday.

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JetBlue flight narrowly avoids midair collision with U.S. military aircraft near Venezuela
JetBlue Has Close Call With US Air Force Plane Near Venezuela
Harrowing moments between JetBlue plane and U.S. military aircraft
A JetBlue flight came close to colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker on the Caribbean nation of Curacao, which is just off the coast of Venezuela.

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JetBlue plane near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force aircraft
JetBlue plane near Venezuela ‘almost had a midair collision’ with Air Force aircraft

‘Disaster waiting to happen.’ Mary Schiavo reacts to near mid-air collision between JetBlue plane and US Air Force aircraft.

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