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PORTUGAL: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR IS FAULTY

LISBON, According to famous sources, the Portuguese Association of Air Traffic Controllers claimed that since December the Lisbon Control Centre's radar and computer system has shown "serious and constant flaws and failures" and is "a grave risk" for air traffic safety. Among the claims made in the letter are: information displayed on radar screens "suddenly and erratically fluctuates"; planes instructed...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 8793
Rome, Italy, 02/27/2001 10:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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