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The radar system newly installed at the airport of Louisville is not ready to use

Louisville, USA - Averted an air collision between two planes

Recently, at the international airport of Louisville an air collision caused by a malfunctioning of the newly installed radar system was averted just before a disaster occurring. A DC-9 plane of Northwest Airlines, in fact, flew over a runway just while another plane was landing. According to official communications, the new airport radar system, an Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X (ASDE-X)...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1073791
Rome, Italy, 05/15/2007 17:24
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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