Incident in French airspace

[phofmannsair]

From SWISS.com

18.02.2004

Incident in French airspace

A KLM aircraft and a SWISS aircraft came close together early this morning in French airspace near Reims. Thanks to the swift response of both crews and the onboard warning systems, the incident passed without consequence. SWISS has reported the incident to the relevant authorities.
At approximately 07.45 this morning, as SWISS flight LX 17 en route from New York JFK to Zurich was flying over the city of Reims, the onboard warning system (TCAS, traffic alert and collision avoidance system) indicated the proximity of another aircraft. The SWISS crew followed the system’s instructions and put distance between the two aircraft.

The French authorities are investigating how it was possible for the two aircraft to come close to one another. As required by regulations, SWISS has reported the incident to the relevant authorities in Switzerland.

The flight landed on schedule in Zurich.


Patrick.

http://www.geocities.com/swissair_man

 

[mar]

Now there's a sober report.

Where's the shocking headline:

"Swiss and Dutch airliners nearly SLAM into each other"

Where's the shameless speculation:

"HUNDREDS could've been killed in the air and on the ground"

Where's the drama?

"The pilots STRUGGLED to put the plane in a searing DIVE managing to miss the other plane by mere INCHES"

Instead we got:

<<A KLM aircraft and a SWISS aircraft came close together>>

<<...the onboard warning system...indicated the proximity of another aircraft.>>

<<The SWISS crew followed the system’s instructions and put distance between the two aircraft.>>


Where's the entertainment?
Yawn....
They'll never make a movie out of that one.

 

[T-Gates]

I wish there was a newspaper article for every time I got an RA.....