What 'rush hour' looks like in New York on the TCAS system. (Alamy) Authorities believe everyone on board a passenger plane and a US Army helicopter that collided in mid-air before crashing into a ...

TCAS, as the technology is known, has helped prevent mid-air collisions but doesn’t send alerts at low altitudes. The crash late Wednesday of American Eagle Flight 5342 near Reagan National Airport ...

Commercial planes have technology that helps prevent crashes — but it has limitations, which was highlighted by the accident in Washington. By Niraj Chokshi For decades, airlines, regulators, ...

In order to facilitate the integration of mini-UAV systems in controlled airspace, CATUAV began several months ago the development of a complete TCAS system (Traffic Collision Avoidance System). This ...

TCAS Software Safety Upgrade Counters Deficiencies, ACSS Says Improvements to address what Eurocontrol safety specialists have termed serious issues in traffic alert and collision avoidance (TCAS) ...

SEATTLE — A lone safety inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration who oversees flight operations at Horizon Air has stuck his neck out to insist that the airline’s jets cannot take off with ...

Authorities believe everyone on board a passenger plane and a US Army helicopter that collided in mid-air before crashing into a river in Washington DC on Wednesday have been killed. An American ...