News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary ACAS II is a well established safety net to prevent mid-air and near-mid-air collisions. In the latest ACAS Bulletin, Stanislaw Drozdowski provides details of recent and planned changes to ACAS II procedures and equipment. The Bulletin also provides descriptions of recent events illustrating the effectiveness of ACAS,… Continue reading ACAS News
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Fly on the right – A mid air mitigation
On 29 September 2006, A GOL B737-800 and a private Embraer Legacy business jet collided at FL360 some 200 miles north of Brasilia, over the Amazon Jungle. The Embraer’s left winglet hit the 737’s left wing, and the 737 crashed killing all on board. The Embraer was luckier, and made a successful emergency landing at the Cachimbo air base.