Sunwing B763 near Quebec City on Jul 16th 2012, loss comm prompts intercept by fighter aircraft

Last Update: July 17, 2012 / 15:13:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WG-221

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
CS-TFS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Sunwing Boeing 767-300, registration CS-TFS performing flight WG-221 from Paris Orly (France) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 303 people on board, was enroute at FL350 near Quebec City,QC (Canada) at about 13:50L (17:50Z) when two CF-18 fighter aircraft, dispatched by NORAD as result of the aircraft not communicating with Air Traffic Control, intercepted the aircraft. The Boeing crew subsequently established contact with air traffic control and continued to Toronto for a safe landing about 70 minutes later.

NORAD reported a Boeing 767-300 flying on a transatlantic route from Paris to Toronto was intercepted near Quebec City at about 13:50 EDT, due to regulations they were not permitted to name the airline or state how long radio contact had been lost.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WG-221

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
CS-TFS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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