Close call reported between Delta flight and Air Force jet near Reagan National
A Delta Air Lines flight had a reported close call Friday with a U.S.
A Delta Air Lines flight had a reported close call Friday with a U.S. Air Force jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
CNN first reported the close call between the Airbus A319 that was departing Reagan and an Air Force T-38 jet, which is often used for training.
The aircraft were close enough that alarms went off in the cockpit of the Airbus, CNN reported.
Delta Flight 2983, which was destined for Minneapolis-St. Paul, was on a regularly scheduled route during the incident. It had two pilots, three flight crew members, and 131 passengers on board, according to the airline.
It departed at 2:55 p.m. ET and, during the incident, its Traffic Collision Avoidance System kicked in along with flight crew who did as trained, Delta said.
Rating: 5