{"id":2417408,"date":"2025-03-29T09:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T13:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/passenger-flight-and-air-force-jet-diverted-from-potential-collision-at-dc-airport-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-29T09:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T13:04:40","slug":"passenger-flight-and-air-force-jet-diverted-from-potential-collision-at-dc-airport-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/passenger-flight-and-air-force-jet-diverted-from-potential-collision-at-dc-airport-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airport &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpassenger-flight-and-air-force-jet-diverted-from-potential-collision-at-dc-airport-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2417408&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent incident at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport involved a passenger flight and an Air Force jet wich were directed to divert to prevent a possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-drought-leaves-lake-low-missing-plane-appears-to-be-found-at-bottom\/\" title=\"California Drought Leaves Lake Low, Missing Plane Appears To Be Found At Bottom\">mid-air collision<\/a>. Delta Air Lines Flight 2983 was preparing for takeoff when it received a warning about the approach of four U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon aircraft. Fortunately, air traffic controllers promptly <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">issued corrective instructions<\/a> to both planes. The Delta flight, carrying 131 individuals, had just departed for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. No injuries occurred during the incident, and the Federal Aviation Governance plans to investigate further. The T-38 talon is used by the Air Force for training and various roles including support for NASA.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airport<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2077475\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A U.S. passenger <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">flight<\/a> preparing to leave the nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">capital<\/a> and an incoming <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">military<\/a> jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Delta Air Lines Flight 2983 was cleared for takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday around 3:15 p.m., the same time four U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon aircraft were inbound, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3361194\/north-carolina-lawmaker-trump-administration-lawsuit\/\">North Carolina lawmakers hope to end Trump administration lawsuits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3363162\/progressives-leadership-vacuum-biden-2024-loss\/\">Progressive lawmakers fill leadership vacuum after Democrats&#8217; 2024 losses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3361093\/steve-bannon-trump-2028-rumors-contender-himself\/\">As Steve Bannon eggs on Trump 2028 rumors, he could be a contender<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The jets were heading for a flyover of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arlington-national-cemetery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Arlington National Cemetery<\/a> when the Delta aircraft received an onboard alert of a nearby aircraft. Air traffic controllers &ldquo;issued corrective instructions to both aircraft,&rdquo; according to the FAA, which intends to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>The Airbus A319 with 131 passengers, two pilots and three flight attendants was embarking on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-difficulties-surrounded-reagan-national-airport-before-crash-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Multiple difficulties surrounded Reagan National Airport before crash - Washington Examiner\">regularly scheduled flight<\/a> between Reagan and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Delta Airlines said.<\/p>\n<p>The flight left its gate at 2:55 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Minneapolis-St. Paul at 4:36 p.m. local time before the flight crew followed the diversion instructions from the controllers, the airline said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3361200\/congress-reviews-deadly-dc-midair-collision-clearly-something-missed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CONGRESS REVIEWS DEADLY DC MIDAIR COLLISION: &lsquo;CLEARLY, SOMETHING WAS MISSED&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force&rsquo;s website describes the T-38 Talon as &ldquo;a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer&rdquo; used by different departments and agencies, including NASA, for various roles including pilot training.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2077475\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2077475\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passenger flight and military jet diverted to avoid collision<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2417409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/reagan-national-airport-dc.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41629,52459,52458,33224],"class_list":["post-2417408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-air-force-jet","tag-collision-avoidance","tag-passenger-flight","tag-washington-dc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/reagan-national-airport-dc.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2417408"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2417412,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417408\/revisions\/2417412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2417409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2417408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2417408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2417408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}