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'Outrageous': JetBlue A320 narrowly avoids mid-air collision with US military tanker over Curaçao

A JetBlue Airbus A320 was involved in a serious close-call with a US military refueling tanker flying with its transponder switched off over Curaçao. The JetBlue flight crew had to take defensive action to avoid a midair collision with the tanker, which reportedly came within a few miles of the passenger jet at a similar altitude.

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JetBlue A320 narrowly avoids mid-air collision with USAF tanker over Caribbean

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JetBlue pilot calls Air Force near-miss 'outrageous' after tanker crosses flight path

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US Air Force Tanker Under Fire After Near-Miss; Pilot Bashes ‘OUTRAGEOUS’ Mid-Air Scare | Venezuela

A routine JetBlue flight over the Caribbean nearly turned 'catastrophic' after a U.S. Air Force tanker crossed directly into its flight path without an operating transponder.

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‘Outrageous’: JetBlue pilot describes near-collision with Air Force plane off Venezuela

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‘Outrage’ as JetBlue flight in near-miss with US Air Force plane near Venezuela

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‘Cosmic Rays’ from Distant Supernova May Have Caused JetBlue Flight to Drop Mid-Air, Expert Says

A space and radiation expert is disputing Airbus' recent explanation of an in-flight incident that left at least 15 people injured in October. Clive Dyer tells Space.com the incident was likely caused by 'cosmic rays' from a distant supernova,

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JetBlue A320 crew startled by encounter with ‘unseen’ military tanker north of Venezuela

Air-ground radio communications have revealed that a JetBlue Airbus A320 crew in the Caribbean was startled by a US Air Force tanker in their vicinity which apparently did not have its transponder active.

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Airbus Warns A320 Fleet Needs Software Fix After Incident

Airbus SE cautioned that more than half of its active A320 jetliner family fleet will need a software fix after a recent incident involving a JetBlue Airways Corp. airliner revealed that “intense solar radiation” could corrupt data that helps maintain functioning flight controls.

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A320 software scare: How solar radiation and a JetBlue plunge triggered one of Airbus’ largest recalls in its 55-year history

Airbus has ordered urgent software fixes on about 6,000 A320 jets after a JetBlue scare tied to solar-radiation data corruption, disrupting flights worldwide.

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A320 grounding linked to software update designed to protect against in-flight loss of control

Investigations into an October in-flight upset involving a JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 have yet to reach any firm conclusions, but suspicions of a solar particle strike have proven sufficient to order an extraordinary temporary grounding of half the world's A320-family fleet.

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The hidden fragility of modern aviation revealed by a single A320: The Airbus weekend crisis

How the JetBlue A320 triggered fleet-wide checks demonstrated the fragility and the resilience of today’s software-driven aviation systems . The hidden fragility of modern aviation revealed by a single A320: The Airbus weekend crisis .

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DOT says passengers impacted by Airbus A320 grounding are not entitled to compensation

The United States Department of Transportation ( DOT) has stated that travelers affected by the recent grounding of Airbus A320 family aircraft are not eligible for compensation, despite the significant disruptions they experienced. The news was first reported by Reuters.