Precursor Events Point to System-Wide Shortcomings Before Crash

No accident like the 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 (SR 111) occurs in a vacuum. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada recently concluded that an electrically-stoked fire downed the airliner (see ASW, April 7). Related cases, with less deadly outcomes, often can be found, as in these incidents...

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