Aeroflot 777-300ER low approach probed after Moscow residents' alarm

Russian authorities have detailed a serious incident during which an Aeroflot Boeing 777-300ER captured a false glideslope on approach to the new runway 24R at Moscow Sheremetyevo, descending to low altitude before executing a go-around. The incident occurred Dec 18 and involved a go-around after the ground-proximity warning system sounded, according to a communication from Rosaviatsia. Sheremetyevo’s runway 24R, the airport’s third, opened in September last year but Moscow residents, particularly those in high-rise apartment buildings in the Lobnya district to the east, have expressed concerns about noise and the proximity of aircraft. In December a local campaign group publicly highlighted an incident in which an aircraft had been observed at low altitude – the group claimed it was below the sixth floor of a high-rise. <br/>