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AmericanFlyer
6th Jul 2014, 07:19
Two planes nearly collide at IAH - Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Two-planes-nearly-collide-at-IAH-5601482.php)
Why didn't TCAS sound an alert?
david1300
6th Jul 2014, 09:03
Jumbo Jet is a phrase applied to wide bodies. Or used to be.
It still is, although less so these days. It's true that the 747 was the first plane to have 'jumbo jet' status, but it's a term used at various times for all widebodies.
eastern wiseguy
6th Jul 2014, 09:53
Federal Aviation Administration rules say that aircraft must remain separated a half-mile vertically and 3 miles horizontally
Really?...
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
6th Jul 2014, 09:58
Bit generous eh? And you don't need vertical AND horizontal separation.
Bamilbis
9th Jul 2014, 18:13
That's weird. The press screwed up facts and made a story more sensational than it is?? I'm sure heads will roll!