American A333 near Venice on Jul 19th 2018, loss of communication

Last Update: July 19, 2018 / 21:42:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 19, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-759

Departure
Athens, Greece

Destination
Philadelphia, United States

Aircraft Registration
N273AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An American Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N273AY performing flight AA-759 from Athens (Greece) to Philadelphia,PA (USA), was enroute at FL340 in Italian Airspace when radio communication with the aircraft was lost. A pair of Eurofighters was dispatched from Istrana (Italy) to intercept the aircraft, established visual contact over the Adriatic Sea near Venice (Italy) and verified there was no emergency situation. Soon after radio communication with the aircraft was re-established, the fighter aircraft returned to base. The A330 continued the flight to Philadelphia for a safe landing about 8.5 hours later.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 19, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-759

Departure
Athens, Greece

Destination
Philadelphia, United States

Aircraft Registration
N273AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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