Near miss over Hong Kong
A Cathay Pacific 777 and Dragonair A330 aircraft came within a mile of each other near Hong Kong last week. The collision avoidance systems on both aircraft issued alerts and the pilots took evasive a...
A Cathay Pacific 777 and Dragonair A330 aircraft came within a mile of each other near Hong Kong last week. The collision avoidance systems on both aircraft issued alerts and the pilots took evasive a...
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