Interesting event involving a Skyservice airplace last week

[bmc]

DATE: 01.06.2009 LOCAL TIME: -

LOCATION: Dalaman area (LTBS) COUNTRY: Turkey
AIRLINE: Skyservice AL (on ops for First Choice AW, Thomson AW, UK)

TYPE: Airbus A320-214

REGISTRATION: C-GTDH
C/N: 1605 AGE: 7 y + 8 m

OPERATION: INP FLIGHT No.: BY 589 FROM: Dalaman TO: Belfast VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: PAX: 164 CREW: 7
FATALITIES: PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0

DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: none

Shortly after take-off the flying pilot was forced to take immediate action to avoid a conflicting traffic which was rapidly approaching its flightpath. The A320 stopped its climb and began a sharp descend combined with a turn until the conflict was resolved and normal climb-out established again. According to pilot statements the other traffic was most probably a military aircraft. No injuries reported.

SOURCE(S): UPI + AviationHerald + BelfastTelegraph

[Investigator]

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[silentivan]

There was no traffic advisory from ATC and they indicated that they were not aware of conflicting traffic. The crew received no TCAS warning and there was no TCAS target on the navigation display

Betty! Its those damned aliens again!

[bcflyer]

Good job by the Skyservice crew. Nice to see some guys/gals are still looking out the window!! This could have ended much worse if they had both been heads down.....

[ahramin]

Good job by the Skyservice crew. Nice to see some guys/gals are still looking out the window!! This could have ended much worse if they had both been heads down.....

Exactly