Re: Qantas jumbos in near miss

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Well I left ATC a little longer than that.  Besides almost all my =
background was terminal.  But the way it's written up it doesn't sound =
like separation was ever lost.

Al
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Grant McKenzie=20
  To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU=20
  Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 7:13 AM
  Subject: Re: Qantas jumbos in near miss


  I believe it is amongst appropriately certified carriers.  QF and UA =
did
  the pioneering work a few years ago.  I think they brought it in just
  after I left ATC in '99.

  On the other hand, it could be another media cock-up!!

  Grant
  SYD
  QF

  Bahadir Acuner wrote:

  > "Neither of the Qantas aircraft, which are fitted with =
anti-collision
  > software, came within 17 kilometers [about 10 miles] or the minimum
  > separation of 1,000 feet of each other."
  >
  > 1000 feet of each other? Is RVSM applied over the Pacific?
  >
  > BAHA
  > Fan of dremaing about an upgrade on IST-JFK-SEA tomorrow :)
  >
  >

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