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A JetBlue formation from the tiny Caribbean federation of Curacao halted its ascent to debar colliding with a U.S. Air Force refuelling tanker connected Friday (December 12, 2025), and the aviator blamed the subject level for crossing his path.
“We astir had a midair collision up here,” the JetBlue aviator said, according to a signaling of his speech with aerial postulation control. “They passed straight successful our formation path. ... They don’t person their transponder turned on, it’s outrageous.” The incidental progressive JetBlue Flight 1112 from Curacao, which is conscionable disconnected the seashore of Venezuela, en way to New York City’s JFK airport. It comes arsenic the U.S. subject has stepped up its cause interdiction activities successful the Caribbean and is besides seeking to summation unit connected Venezuela’s government.
“We conscionable had postulation walk straight successful beforehand of america wrong 5 miles of america — possibly 2 oregon 3 miles — but it was an air-to air-refueller from the United States Air Force and helium was astatine our altitude,” the aviator said. “We had to halt our climb.” The aviator said the Air Force level past headed into Venezuelan aerial space.
Derek Dombrowski, a spokesperson for JetBlue, said connected Sunday (December 14, 2025): “We person reported this incidental to national authorities and volition enactment successful immoderate investigation.” He added, “Our crewmembers are trained connected due procedures for assorted formation situations, and we admit our unit for promptly reporting this concern to our enactment team.”
The Pentagon referred The Associated Press to the Air Force for comment. The Air Force didn’t instantly respond to a petition for comment.
