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Mid-Air Collision Between Two Packed Jetliners Over Atlantic Narrowly Avoided After 'Last Line of Defense' Issues Emergency Alert (www.paddleyourownkanoo.com)
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Iberia flight IB-140 was flying northbound towards Europe at an altitude of around 36,000 feet above the Atlantic, while Air Europa flight UX-57 had also been reportedly cleared to fly at the same altitude, and on the same track as the Iberia, but in the opposite direction.

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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day ago
  1. Why the fuck did artcc clear them both for the same altitude in opposite directions?
  2. Shout out to TCAS for saving a couple hundred more lives. Truly one of the most important improvements to aviation other than CRM.