American Eagle is installing Rockwell-Collins TCAS traffic-alert and collision-avoidance systems across its fleet, exceeding the regulatory requirement for all ten- to 30-passenger aircraft to be equipped with the less-capable TCAS I by the end of 1995. It cites commonality with its larger TCAS II-equipped aircraft as the reason for its choice.
Source: Flight International
Brazil’s government has declared that the flood-hit Porto Alegre airport will be re-opened to commercial flights from 21 October.
Brazilian investigators have recovered both flight recorders from the Voepass ATR 72-500 which crashed in the vicinity of Sao Paulo, with no survivors among the 62 occupants. Air accident investigation authority CENIPA, part of the Brazilian air force, says it is “already in possession” of the cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders ...
Brazilian carrier Voepass has confirmed that one of its ATR 72 turboprops has been involved in an accident while operating to Sao Paulo Guarulhos airport. The aircraft had been conducting flight 2Z2283 from Cascavel on 9 August. Voepass says the aircraft came down in the vinicity of Vinhedo, to the ...
