Chinese passenger plane, cargo jet in near-miss over Siberia - reports


An Air China Boeing 737-800 (front) plane waits to take off at Beijing International airport on 6 July 2025. - Photo: AFP via Getty Images

ROME: (Bernama-dpa) A Chinese passenger jet and a cargo plane narrowly avoided a mid-air collision over Russia earlier this month, German Press Agency (dpa) reported, citing media reports.

The incident involved an Air China Airbus A350 and a Boeing 767 operated by Chinese cargo carrier SF Airlines, which reportedly passed each other at a distance of just 90 to 120 metres.

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