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
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 16, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Sunwing Airlines
Flight number
WG-221
Departure
Paris Orly, France
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
CS-TFS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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
Airline
Sunwing Airlines
Flight number
WG-221
Departure
Paris Orly, France
Destination
Toronto, Canada
Aircraft Registration
CS-TFS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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