BBC NEWS 24 112 17 Sep 13:39/17
PILOT, CONTROLLERS BLAMED FOR AIR MISS
Errors by controllers and pilots have
been blamed for an air-miss in which
two planes came within two thirds of a
mile of each other in thick cloud.
The incident happened over Essex last
year and involved a Japanese Airlines
jumbo and a Gulfstream business jet.
An Air Accident Investigation Branch
report says the jumbo pilot failed to
descend to the level advised.
It also says air traffic controllers
did not handle the flight properly.
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