Near Miss At 36,000 Feet: How A Misinterpretation Of ATC Message By Turkish Airlines Crew Led To A Mid-Air Scare With Flydubai Aircraft In Mumbai's Airspace
AAIB has directed Turkish Airlines to strengthen cockpit communication protocols after a serious airprox incident over Mumbai FIR, the report said. Its final findings said a Turkish cargo Airbus A330-200F began an unauthorised climb after misreading a CPDLC message, reducing separation with a Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 9 to under 1,000 feet in busy oceanic airspace.