Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The first is the call sign identity, such as Aer Lingus EIN 123. The next line is the altitude, and the third is the speed. The display of information to the controllers should have identified the aircraft by their call signs but this did not happen."

Source: Lilian Cassin, spokeswoman for the Irish Aviation Authority, on the failure of a new Thales ATC computer system at Dublin Airport. The brand new system spat out numbers instead of transponder information Sunday, forcing air traffic controllers to turn it off and go back to the old system. The same Thales system is installed at Shannon Airport.

FMI: www.dublin-airport.com