The incident involved Flight BA919, an Airbus A320 travelling from Dusseldorf to Heathrow on July 6. One aviation source described the incident as “the most serious ‘near miss’ in the UK in years”. The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has launched an investigation into what it has classified as a serious incident. The incident comes as the British aviation industry continues to grapple with another tragedy involving an aircraft engineer at Heathrow Airport. The aircraft involved has remained grounded since the incident as investigations continue.