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vertical separation

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Separation between aircraft expressed in units of vertical distance.


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We can confirm that GF064 en route from Bahrain to Mumbai on Thursday, November 19 received an alert from the on board TCAS to climb to ensure it was within the regulation 1,000ft vertical separation minima from another aircraft," she said.
Shahid Raza Burney I Arab News <p>MUMBAI: Alert Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) at the Mumbai airport averted a major mid-air collision between two aircraft that came within a vertical separation height of 800 feet, 200 feet less than what it should have been.
IATA also will work with IAC to implement the ICAO standards for Reduced Vertical Separation Minima and Performance-Based Navigation.
 
 
 
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