Two Boeing 777 aircraft — one belonging to El Al and another to Qatar Airways — came within a minute of collision at 35,000 feet over the Arabian Sea on March 24, in an area managed by Mumbai’s air traffic controllers. Dangerously close According to the AAIB’s preliminary report, the breach of standard separation between the two aircraft took place …
Twisted rotor blades lie on a patch of scorched earth and rocks. One of two firefighting helicopters that collided in midair over a Southern California brush fire lacked an electronic warning device that alerts pilots to approaching aircraft — a critical deficiency, according to at least one former wildland fire pilot. As the National Traffic Safety Board continues to investigate …
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