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EGIS: new version of the TCAS now in operations on the aicraft

Paris, France - This system is mandatory worldwide since 2003

The TCAS (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System) plays a critical role in Air Traffic Management (ATM) and is used as a last resort safety net to avoid aircraft collision, irrespective of distance between an airplane and another one while are in flight. This system is mandatory worldwide onboard civil aircraft since 2003. Under the umbrella of EUROCONTROL and in coordination with the Federal...

fra/pec - 1125552
Rome, Italy, 02/08/2011 21:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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