A passenger plane narrowly escaped a collision with a U.S. military aircraft just 3 miles apart!
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On December 15, 2025, Civil Aviation Resource Network reported: According to CNN, on December 12, a JetBlue Airways flight taking off from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao abruptly stopped during its climb to avoid a collision with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker. The pilot accused the military aircraft of crossing his flight path.
According to a recorded conversation between the JetBlue pilot and air traffic controller, he said, "We almost had a mid-air collision here. They flew right into our flight path… Their transponder wasn't on, it was outrageous."
The pilot stated, "There was just a plane flying less than 5 miles (maybe only 2 or 3 miles) directly in front of us, but it was a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker, and it was at the same altitude as us. We had to stop climbing." The pilot indicated that the Air Force aircraft subsequently entered Venezuelan airspace.
According to the air traffic control recording, the controller replied to the pilot, "Unidentified flying object in the airspace, this is truly outrageous." The incident involved JetBlue Flight 1112, which departed from Curaçao, near the Venezuelan coast, and was bound for New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
JetBlue spokesman Derek Dombrowski stated on the 14th, "We have reported this incident to federal authorities and will cooperate with any investigation." He added, "Our crew members are trained in proper operating procedures for all flight conditions, and we appreciate the crew's timely reporting of this incident to our leadership team."
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a warning last month to U.S. aircraft, urging them to "exercise caution" when flying in Venezuelan airspace due to "a deteriorating security situation and increasing military activity in or around Venezuela."