Air France A350 crippled by collapsed radome after bird-strike damage undetected

French investigators believe inadequate maintenance checks on an Air France Airbus A350-900's radome led to its collapsing during a turnback to Osaka. The inquiry found that a bird-strike a month earlier had probably debonded the inner surface of the radome. But French investigation authority BEA says this surface had not ...

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ICAO: 392AE8
Flt: AFR73HX #AIRFRANCE #CDG - #ARN
First seen: 2025-12-11 10:36:47 CET
Min Alt: 10655 m AGL
Min Dist: 14.59 km

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ICAO: 39BDAB
Flt: AFR65MT #AIRFRANCE #CDG - #CPH
First seen: 2025-12-11 08:55:49 CET
Min Alt: 11371 m AGL
Min Dist: 27.93 km

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ICAO: 39BDB0
Flt: AFR56ZK #AIRFRANCE #OSL - #CDG
First seen: 2025-12-11 08:06:29 CET
Min Alt: 10960 m AGL
Min Dist: 1.75 km

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ICAO: 39856C
Flt: AFR12UJ #AIRFRANCE #CDG - #BLL
First seen: 2025-12-10 22:20:50 CET
Min Alt: 11264 m AGL
Min Dist: 26.24 km

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ICAO: 39BDB0
Flt: AFR52MV #AIRFRANCE #CDG - #OSL
First seen: 2025-12-10 22:14:39 CET
Min Alt: 11874 m AGL
Min Dist: 27.59 km

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ICAO: 398602
Flt: AFR1552 #AIRFRANCE #CDG - #GOT
First seen: 2025-12-10 21:29:21 CET
Min Alt: 11264 m AGL
Min Dist: 27.71 km

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ICAO: 398579
Flt: AFR47FL #AIRFRANCE #BLL - #CDG
First seen: 2025-12-10 16:00:22 CET
Min Alt: 10960 m AGL
Min Dist: 28.41 km

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ICAO: 39BDAE
Flt: AFR86TR #AIRFRANCE #CDG - #CPH
First seen: 2025-12-10 15:52:22 CET
Min Alt: 11264 m AGL
Min Dist: 29.16 km

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ICAO: 39BDB7
Flt: AFR83JC #AIRFRANCE #CDG - #ARN
First seen: 2025-12-10 15:44:09 CET
Min Alt: 10655 m AGL
Min Dist: 27.98 km

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