Deadly Jet Collision
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Horrifyingly real possibility
Mega Disasters, Season 3, Episode 9, Air Date: 07/08/2008
Episode Description
Since commercial aviation began, the romance of air travel has been marred by the tragedy of crashes. Today the sky above is safer than ever before--but the ground below has become more perilous. That was tragically proven in March, 1977, on Tenerife, part of the Canary Island chain, where 583 people were killed when two Boeing 747s collided at Los Rodeos Airport. It was the world's--and history's--worst aviation disaster.
Though decades have passed, root causes for the tragedy at Tenerife remain with us today. The problem is called "runway incursions," meaning any incorrect presence of aircraft, vehicles or persons on an airfield. For the last decade, the U.S. has seen roughly 300 incursions per year. Most are not serious, but some have been very near misses--and others have taken lives. Unless significant changes continue to be made in airport infrastructure, aviation technology, and professional training, any American airport could be the site of the next tragedy.
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Thoughts and Comments About Deadly Jet Collision
This episode presents a scary but very real possible disaster. The likelihood that a deadly jet collision will occur soon curdles the blood, and yet it's nearly impossible to deny that just such a horrifying disaster will strike again soon. The overcrowding of the airport runways and the poorly adapted runway systems hardly seem adequate to keep up with today's air traffic. One can only hope something is done about the poor state of our airports before it's too late.
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