The Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) uses a specific algorithm to determine which aircraft should climb and which should descend when two planes are on a collision course. The algorithm takes into account the relative positions, speeds, and altitudes of the two aircraft, as well as their projected flight paths. When two TCAS-equipped aircraft are […]
mid air incidents
7th crisis in 2 months for SpiceJet: Two planes in mid-air scare on Tuesday
Delhi-Dubai flight diverted to Karachi over faulty indicator light; another plane from Kandla makes priority landing in Mumbai as windshield cracks. SpiceJet’s torrid time continues. The cash-starved airline was caught in two separate incidents on Tuesday — seven incidents involving SpiceJet have been reported in the past two months. A SpiceJet plane, which took off […]