A SkyWest pilot performed an “aggressive maneuver” on Friday to avoid a B-52.

SkyWest Airlines said on Sunday that one of its passenger jets had aborted a landing in North Dakota last week because another aircraft was in its flight path.

Passengers were alarmed by the sharp turn and dive the pilot of Delta Flight 3788 executed to avoid the bomber that had just completed a flyover at the State Fair in Minot, and a video shot aboard th...