A TCAS last resort instruction was always accepted as an overriding factor in collision avoidance. Unfortunately some indidviduals chose to ignore this discipline
Hotdog - I wonder if you have read the whole accident report, particularly with reference to the conflicting SOPs for the Tupolev crew regarding TCAS warnings - as Skyhawk comments? One side of those SOPs dictated that ATC instructions were over-riding. The statement, I feel, (mistakenly, I'm sure) puts a possible slur on the crew of the Tupolev which would not be entirely right?
Commiserations to Skyhawk1, and if I may add to 'Shore Guy's' post, I feel that the answer might be more accurately phrased along the lines of:
"It was apparent that some parts of the world had confusing instructions regarding TCAS. As a result of this tragic accident, many lessons have been learned both on the ground and in aviation SOPs. I understand that these areas of confusion have now been eliminated"
For Skyhawk1, although it always sounds so trite - no, he did not die in vain and things have changed, if that is any consolation for you and the others who lost.