Brazil Air Force Cites Faults and Confusion in Fatal Crash

Posted on October 5th, 2006

… a week ago. Investigators still have not determined how three systems failed: a nearly new, top-notch air traffic control network and an anticollision system on each of the planes. The crash killed everyone on the larger of the two planes, a Boeing …Comment
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Airport task force advises Hickory again to pursue commercial air service

Posted on October 5th, 2006

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An airport task force report advises Hickory to pursue the return of commercial air service to the Hickory Regional Airport.Comment
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U.S. Pilots Deny Turning Off Transponder

Posted on October 5th, 2006

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… shortly before the crash he saw an altitude display reading 37,000 feet. The reporter also criticized air traffic control in Brazil, prompting an irate response from local authorities. “It was an affirmation absolutely unfair and insane,” Jose …Comment
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Brazil controllers confirm jets clipped before crash

Posted on October 5th, 2006

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By Andrei Khalip and Pedro FonsecaRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - An executive jet piloted by two U.S. citizens was at the wrong altitude when it crossed paths with a passenger plane that crashed in the Amazon …Comment
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Pilots involved in Brazil air disaster deny turning off communications device

Posted on October 5th, 2006

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… shortly before the crash he saw an altitude display reading 37,000 feet. The reporter also criticized air traffic control in Brazil, prompting an irate response from local authorities. “It was an affirmation absolutely unfair and insane,” Jose …Comment
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