[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Breaking Aviation News & Videos [@aviationbrk](/creator/twitter/aviationbrk) on x 246.2K followers Created: 2025-07-16 07:12:53 UTC Two Chinese planes came dangerously close to a mid-air collision over Siberia after an Air China A350 climbed without clearance, according to flight data. The incident, which occurred earlier this month over Tuva near the Mongolian border, saw an Air China Airbus A350 and an SF Airlines cargo XXX pass within just XX to XXX meters of each other, far below the global safety minimum of XXX meters. Air China Flight CA967, en route from Shanghai to Milan, inexplicably ascended from XXXXXX meters to XXXXXX meters, directly into the path of SF Airlines Flight CSS128 flying from Budapest to Ezhou. Russian controllers had ordered nearby aircraft to maintain altitude, but the Air China pilot appeared to misinterpret the message and began climbing without permission. Moments later, both planes’ collision avoidance systems (TCAS) activated as pilots received urgent commands to steer away from each other.  XXXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [airlines](/topic/airlines) [$airde](/topic/$airde) [$0753hk](/topic/$0753hk) [china](/topic/china) [Post Link](https://x.com/aviationbrk/status/1945381106447982607)
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Breaking Aviation News & Videos @aviationbrk on x 246.2K followers
Created: 2025-07-16 07:12:53 UTC
Two Chinese planes came dangerously close to a mid-air collision over Siberia after an Air China A350 climbed without clearance, according to flight data.
The incident, which occurred earlier this month over Tuva near the Mongolian border, saw an Air China Airbus A350 and an SF Airlines cargo XXX pass within just XX to XXX meters of each other, far below the global safety minimum of XXX meters.
Air China Flight CA967, en route from Shanghai to Milan, inexplicably ascended from XXXXXX meters to XXXXXX meters, directly into the path of SF Airlines Flight CSS128 flying from Budapest to Ezhou.
Russian controllers had ordered nearby aircraft to maintain altitude, but the Air China pilot appeared to misinterpret the message and began climbing without permission.
Moments later, both planes’ collision avoidance systems (TCAS) activated as pilots received urgent commands to steer away from each other.
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