Somalian Civil Aviation and Airports Authority is investigating a close to collision between an Ethiopian A350 and a Qatar Airways 787 whereas flying over the Gulf of Aden close to Somalia, after ATC wrongly advised one plane to climb to 40,000 ft.
As per a Somaliland Civil Aviation and Airports Authority report, it was an in depth name for Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (reg. A7-BCN) cruising at 38,000 ft altitude on 24 February 2024
Pilots obtained directions from ATC to climb to 40,000 ft altitude whereas flying within the Mogadishu FIR from Doha to Entebbe on flight QR1383.
The Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 was dealing with an Ethiopian Airways A350-900 (ET602) which was flying from Addis to Dubai.
The TCAS (Visitors Avoidance Collision System) system gave an pressing warning and advised the presence of the opposite airplane.
The Qatar Airways didn’t observe the ATC directions and prevented a potential catastrophe with Ethiopian Airways plane from Addis Ababa to Dubai.
Supply: Airlive
