Overview

• A Nouvelair aircraft on final approach narrowly missed an easyJet plane occupying the runway at Nice late Sunday night.
• The landing crew executed a go-around, and no collision or injuries were reported.
• France’s air-safety agency classified the occurrence as a serious incident requiring a formal investigation.
• BEA investigators have been dispatched to Nice to secure the flight-data and cockpit-voice recorders from both aircraft.
• Planned steps include interviews with both flight crews and the airport’s air traffic controllers, with findings to focus on operational procedures and communications.