I agree. But that's the media for you. We regularly had routine go-arounds in SYD written up as near misses or narrowly averted catastrophes. Grant SYD QF allan9 wrote: > 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 ----- > > From: Grant McKenzie <mailto:grantmckenzie@optushome.com.au> > > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU <mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > 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