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Old 17th Oct 2007, 04:00
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GlueBall
 
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ATC has responsibility for this midair collision

Under the circumstances of lost contact with the Legacy, the correct ATC procedure would have been for Brasilia Center to have called Manaus Center [by telephone] and alerted them about the Legacy's altitude [FL370]. Then Manaus Center would have contacted the GOL B737 and have it vacate FL370...
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