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Scramble for two Eurofighter aircraft of the Italian AMI

French airplane intercepted on the skies of Lombardy

Two F-2000 Eurofighter airplanes of the Italian Air Force, ready for airspace surveillance service, took off immediately this morning from the air base of Istrana (Treviso), home of the 51st Wing, to intercept a B-777 aircraft of Air France, which had suddenly lost the radio contact with the Italian air traffic agency.The Eurofighters intercepted the French plane over the skies of Lombardy Region (North...

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Rome, Italy, 03/22/2018 07:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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