In the last few moments, an Air France Boeing 777 operating a flight from Tokyo to Paris has declared an emergency.
F-GZNJ is the aircraft operating this flight.
Live updates are below.
Live Emergency Updates: Air France AF245 Tokyo-Paris…
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AF245 Tracking Over Dumfries…
Air France flight AF245 bound for Paris from Tokyo is currently at FL350 over the Dumfries, UK area, where the emergency broadcast was made.
Furthermore, this is the second emergency involving an AF 777 in one day.
The other emergency was earlier today when one of their 777-200ERs diverted to Baku.
About F-GZNJ: The Air France Boeing 777 Involved in the Emergency…
F-GZNJ is the aircraft involved in this emergency.
Furthermore, as per Planespotters, F-GZNJ is a 13.1 year old Boeing 777-300ER that was delivered to the airline in April 2011.
Of the 777-300ER variant, AF have 43 in the fleet.
Furthermore, within that 43, all but three are in active service, hosting an average fleet age of 15.7 years.
Continuing to CDG…
Furthermore, it looks like AF245 will continue on to CDG, with the aircraft not descending currently.
Reason Still Unclear…
At this stage, it is unclear what the emergency is onboard the Air France Boeing 777-300ER.
Squawk Code Changed…
AF245 has changed it’s squawk code from 7700 to 7220. However, we will continue to monitor the aircraft until arrival.
Medical Emergency…
As per @Shauns_Aviation on X, it is understood there is a medical emergency onboard AF245.
Passing Over London…
AF245 is passing over the London area, and has been in the air for 13hrs and 30 minutes.
Furthermore, total flight time is expected to be over 14 hours. Descent will commence soon.
Descent Commenced into CDG…
Air France flight AF245 from Tokyo, which declared an emergency earlier, is now descending into Paris CDG.
Furthermore, the status of the medical emergency is unknown at this time.
Getting Closer to CDG…
AF245 has entered Parisian airspace, and continues to get closer to CDG for it’s landing after nearly 14 hours in the air.
Approaching Downwind…
AF245 is approaching the downwind leg for it’s arrival into CDG.
On Base…
AF245 is on base leg, landing expected in the next few minutes.
On Finals…
AF245 is on final approach for it’s landing into CDG.
TOUCHDOWN!
Air France flight AF245 from Tokyo, has appeared to have touched down safely into Paris CDG following it’s emergency broadcast in the UK.
Furthermore, as mentioned in this chain, it is understood to be a medical-related incident.
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