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Vueling A320 and RAM B738 at Barcelona near collision

On July 6th 2018, a Vueling Airbus A320-200, registration EC-HQL performing flight VY-6101 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Barcelona, SP (Spain), was on approach to Barcelona’s runway 07L descending through about 4000 feet.

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A RAM Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800, registration CN-RNU performing flight AT-964 from Casablanca (Morocco) to Barcelona, SP (Spain), was on approach to Barcelona’s runway 07L descending through about 4000 feet at the same time.

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The report has just come out: Spain’s CIAIAC reported the separation between the aircraft reduced to 200 feet vertical and 1.1 nm horizontally. The conflict was resolved and both aircraft continued for safe landings. The occurrence is being investigated by the CIAIAC.

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