US EditionPlanes have near miss after Air China flight’s unexplained change of height
- Two Chinese aircraft nearly collided due to an unauthorized altitude change by Air China Flight CA967 on July 6, as reported by the South China Morning Post.
- The altitude of Air China Flight CA967 suddenly rose by 1,900 feet, placing it within 300 to 400 feet of SF Airlines Flight CSS128, violating international aviation safety protocols.
- Both aircraft activated their Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems, prompting emergency evasive action to avert disaster.
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Two jets from China came dangerously close at 11 kilometres altitude. An evasive maneuver prevented the disaster.
The freighter departing from Budapest passed the passenger plane only 90-120 meters away.
About Siberia, a cargo plane and a passenger plane have almost collapsed: the incident is said to have occurred at an altitude of eleven kilometres. An audio file gives initial indications of the possible cause.
According to newspaper reports, two Chinese airplanes arrive at an altitude of 11 kilometres above Siberia up to 90 metres. An evasive maneuver is said to have been made just in time.
Air China's CA967 flight, en route from Shanghai to Malpensa, suddenly climbed from 34,100 to 36,000 feet apparently without any instruction from Russian air traffic control. And it was a hundred meters from the impact
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