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miamiair (netAirspace FAA) 02 Aug 16, 17:19Post
The intercept pilots must have enjoyed that one...

Cathay B773 over Austria and Hungary on Jul 30th 2016, loss of communication leads to intercept

...without contacting Hungarian air traffic control prompting Hungary to dispatch two Gripen Fighter Aircraft to intercept the Boeing causing sonic booms over Hungary.

...Hungary's Ministry of Defense confirmed two Gripen Fighter Aircraft exceeded the sonic barrier while intercepting a civilian airliner...

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Allstarflyer (Database Editor & Founding Member) 02 Aug 16, 21:46Post
Tellin' ya folks, American Gripen. ;) Akin to bhm's comments, put a VTOL into a development, go for CTOL here. At least it's out there already, and it works.

Back to the topic, wonder how the crew explains not communicating with ATC.
 

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