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Near Miss Between Delta Flight and Air Force Jet Sets Off Literal Alarm Bells

The incident happened near the site of the collision that killed 67 people over Washington, D.C., in January.

A Delta flight nearly collided with an Air Force jet over Washington, D.C., setting off warning alarms in the passenger plane’s cockpit on Friday, according to CNN. Delta flight 2983, carrying 131 passengers, took off from Ronald Reagan Airport while four of the military’s T-38 Talons were inbound to Arlington National Cemetery for a flyover. One of the aircraft swiped close enough to trigger a warning on the Delta Airbus, after which air traffic controllers issued corrective directions to both planes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told CNN in a statement. The FAA will investigate the incident, it said. The close call was near the site of the collision between an American Airlines flight and Blackhawk military helicopter that killed 67 people two months ago. A string of American aviation disasters and near misses over the past few months have raised concerns about air safety as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have sought to cut the federal workforce, including at the FAA.