Iberia A21N and Europa B789 over Atlantic on Jul 10th 2026, TCAS saves the day

Last Update: July 17, 2026 / 17:36:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Iberia

Flight number
IB-140

Departure
Recife, Brazil

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-OLE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

An Iberia Airbus A321-200N, registration EC-OLE performing flight IB-140 (dep Jul 9th) from Recife,PE (Brazil) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was enroute northbound at FL360 over the Atlantic near the West Saharan Coast on airway N857.

An Air Europa Boeing 787-9, registration EC-ODH performing flight UX-57 (sched. dep Jul 9th, act. dep Jul 10th) from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil), was enroute southbound on the same airway at FL360 over the Atlantic near the West Saharan Coast.

TCAS resolution advisories activated in both cockpits, the A21N descended and the B789 climbed.

According to information The Aviation Herald received, both aircraft had been cleared to maintain FL360 when TCAS RA occurred at about 01:22 UTC:

Both aircraft continued to their destinations for safe landings.

Spain's CIAIAC opened an investigation and reported on Jul 17th 2026: "On July 10, 2026, the AIRBUS A-321 aircraft with registration EC-OLE and call sign IBE0140 was flying on airway N857 at flight level FL360 heading northeast, located between points ETIBA and BIPET in the oceanic sector of the FIR/UIR of the Canary Islands (Spain). At 01:23 UTC, a TCAS TA warning was activated, followed by another “TCAS RA DESCEND” warning, because another BOEING 787-9 aircraft with registration EC-NBM and flight call sign AEA05 was at the same flight level flying on the same airway in the opposite direction. On this other aircraft, a “TCAS RA CLIMB” alert was activated. The AIRBUS A-321 aircraft descended 500 ft following the system instructions, until it received the LEVEL OFF instruction, and the BOEING 787-9 aircraft ascended 400 ft, also following the system instructions, until it received the “CLEAR OF CONFLICT” warning. The two aircraft continued their respective flights without any injuries or personal damage."
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Iberia

Flight number
IB-140

Departure
Recife, Brazil

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-OLE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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