Increased military presence in the Caribbean leads to near-collision between commercial jet and Air Force tanker

We almost had a midair collision up here,’ the JetBlue pilot said. ‘They don’t have their transponder turned on, it’s outrageous’
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JetBlue flight avoids 'midair collision' with US Air Force tanker near Venezuela

A JetBlue pilot said a "midair collision" was avoided near Venezuela in an incident the commercial pilot is blaming on the pilot of a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker.

U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows

The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control.
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JetBlue A320 crew startled by encounter with ‘unseen’ military tanker north of Venezuela

Air-ground radio communications have revealed that a JetBlue Airbus A320 crew in the Caribbean was startled by a US Air Force tanker in their vicinity which apparently did not have its transponder active.
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