“It’s gratifying that Congress has seized
this opportunity to better protect airline passengers, crews, and
cargo by calling for fully regulating lithium battery shipments on
airliners. We commend Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Chairman James Oberstar and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Jerry
Costello for their outstanding leadership.”
Source: ALPA’s president Capt.
John Prater...
TCAS
Traffic Collison Avoidance System. TCAS-I provides warnings
(TAs) of other nearby aircraft; TCAS II provides warnings and
resolutions advisories (RAs), and coordinates RAs with other TCAS
II equipped aircraft via Mode S transponder.
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