Crossair: New flight safety technology
Basel (ots) - "Controlled flight into terrain" is one of aviation's greatest fears of all. Initial indications surrounding the loss of Crossair flight LX 3597 last Saturday seem to suggest an accident of this kind. Just four days later, a similar incident occurred in Nigeria involving a Boeing 747 freighter. In view of the danger, systems have been specially developed over the years to warn the pilots in good time if ...