March2018: Eurofighter QRA up for lost comms Air France B777

[Stratofreighter]

Incident: France B773 over Northern Italy on Mar 22nd 2018, loss of communication

https://avherald.com/h?article=4b664a20&opt=0

An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GZNF performing flight AF-671 from Reunion (Reunion) to Paris Orly (France),
was enroute at FL360 over Italy
when Italian Air Force dispatched two fighter aircraft to intercept the Boeing due to loss of communication.

Initially Italian Air Force was quoted to state the aircraft entered Italian Airspace in southern Italy without talking to ATC.

The Air Force subsequently released a press release stating the aircraft suddenly lost contact with Italian ATC.

Two Eurofighter Aircraft were dispatched to intercept the Boeing and verify that the aircraft had not been hijacked.

https://theaviationist.com/2018/03/22/n ... -a-frenzy/