William Langewiesche has an excellent article on Gol 1907: 'The Devil at 37,000ft'. Goes into a bit more depth on your point. Our expectation is that increasin

William Langewiesche has an excellent article on Gol 1907: 'The Devil at 37,000ft'. Goes into a bit more depth on your point. Our expectation is that increasing use of tech in planes should make us safer, but in this case it _increased_ the chance of a mid-air collision. Of course planes have TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) to stop this happening, but it's no magic bullet ... particularly when it's turned off. https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2009/01/air_crash200901 https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2009/01/air_crash200901