Turkish Airlines A330F Airprox with Flydubai 737 Max 9 over Mumbai FIR
On 30 August 2025, a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-200F freighter (TC-JOO) climbed without ATC clearance after the first officer misinterpreted an ATC message light, resulting in a loss of separation with a Flydubai Boeing 737 Max 9 (A6-FKR) carrying 173 passengers and crew. The two aircraft came within less than 1,000ft vertical separation along Route P574 in Mumbai's flight information region. India's AAIB has released its final investigation report, attributing the incident to absence of required cross-verification and misinterpretation of the message light. The A330F also suffered loss of separation with a Qatar Airways A320 and an Emirates 777-300ER during the same incident.
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Medium impact. While no physical damage or casualties occurred and both aircraft continued to their destinations, the incident involved a passenger aircraft with 173 persons on board and multiple losses of separation, creating potential liability and regulatory exposure for Turkish Airlines and associated underwriters.
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