Airprox Serious incident Boeing 737 MAX 8 A6-FME,
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Date:Tuesday 9 January 2024
Time:05:56 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic B38M model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Owner/operator:Flydubai
Registration: A6-FME
MSN: 60970/6699
Year of manufacture:2017
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Serious incident
Location:NW of Colombo -   Sri Lanka
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI)
Destination airport:Malé-Velana International Airport (MLE/VRMM)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Flydubai flight FZ1026, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 (A6-FME) and SriLankan Airlines flight UL122, an Airbus A330-243 (4R-ALS), were involved in a serious airprox incident at 5000 feet near Colombo, Sri Lanka.


Sources:

https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a330-registered-4r-als-operated-by-srilankan-airlines-and-the-boeing-737-registered-a6-fme-operated-by-flydubai-on-09-01-2024-near-bandaranaike/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/a6-fme#338dfb44
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/4r-als#338dd9c0

Revision history:

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