A321 brushed past glider during descent into Class E airspace

Lufthansa A321-c-Lufthansa

Source: Lufthansa

German investigators have attributed a serious airprox incident, in which a Lufthansa Airbus A321 crew failed to see a glider, to a decision allowing the jet to descend into Class E airspace during its approach to Hamburg.

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