JetBlue plane near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force aircraft
A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a US Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path.

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