The Air Force pilot was within a few miles of the plane and at the same ​altitude, the JetBlue pilot said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON, Dec 15 - A JetBlue passenger jet bound for New York took evasive action on Friday to avoid a mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force plane near Venezuela, a pilot said in an ‍air ​traffic control recording. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A JetBlue flight from Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force tanker, and the pilot blamed the military plane.

A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path. “We almost had a midair collision up here,” the JetBlue pilot said, according to a recording of his conversation with air traffic control. The incident involved JetBlue Flight 1112 from Curaçao, which is just off the coast of Venezuela, en route to New York City's JFK airport.

A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path.