Overview

• ANSV says a GPWS “pull-up” alert sounded shortly after the A320 departed Catania at 21:57 UTC on September 20 en route to Amman.
• The event has been classified as a serious incident, triggering a formal safety investigation into technical data, cockpit recordings, and crew accounts.
• There were no passengers on board; two pilots and four cabin crew continued the flight, which landed without further incident at about 2:52 a.m. local time on September 21.
• Italian newspapers reported the aircraft descended to just under 200 feet at nearly 300 mph before climbing, figures not confirmed by investigators.
• The aircraft bears registration CN-NML and is reported to operate under Air Arabia’s Morocco subsidiary.