Accident to an Airbus A350 operated by British Airways on 22/01/2023 en route

Preliminary data based on the notification from the British authorities:

Cabin crewmember injured in turbulence

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General information
Local date	22/01/2023
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	North Atlantic Ocean
Location	En croisière
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2023-0026

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	United Kingdom - British Airways Plc
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A350
Aircraft Registration	G-XWBL
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	United Kingdom - EGLL (LHR) : London/Heathrow
Planned destination	Brazil - SBGR (GRU) : Sao Paulo/Intl Guarulhos Sp
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	547
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.