United Boeing 767-400 over France on Dec 20th 2019, loss com invokes supersonic boom

Tags: United United N78060, Boeing 767-400, B764 by jbarcena (license CC by-nd): 2019-12-22 21:53:27 GMT

A United Boeing 767-400, registration N78060 performing flight UA-121 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Newark,NJ (USA), was enroute at FL300 over France when the crew did not contact/respond to French Air Traffic Control for considerable time after crossing from Spanish into French Airspace. French Rafale fighter aircraft were dispatched at about 10:40Z to intercept the aircraft causing sonic booms enroute to the rendezvous. When the fighter aircraft showed up at the side of the Boeing, the crew established contact with the fighter aircraft and then with ATC at about 11:14Z. The fighter aircraft returned to their base, the Boeing continued to Newark for a landing without further incident about 8 hours later.

Incident Facts Date of Incident 20.12.2019 Classification Incident Airline United Aircraft Type Boeing 767-400 ICAO Type B764 Aircraft Registration N78060

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Created 2019-12-22 21:53:27 GMT / Updated 2019-12-22 21:53:27 GMT

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