Ethiopian Airlines and Neo were on a possible deadly collision course over Kenyan skies. Two weeks after a mid-air collision was narrowly avoided in the Kenyan airspace, aviation safety concerns in African skies remain a key debate among the continent’s aviation departments and governments. Less than a minute before possible mid-air collision, the Ethiopian Boeing 737-800 climbed to 38,000 feet and thus avoided a potential collision. KCCA director-general Gilbert Kibe told the media that disputed collision in Kenyan skies was misleading. Aviation sources in Tanzania said the reported near plane collision remains a mystery pending Ethiopian aviation authorities response.

Source: Ethiopian News September 15, 2018 06:56 UTC