With the AA587 crash in N.Y. , it was also revealed that the
experimentaion with human lives failed desperately.
For years, it had been acknowledged that wake turbulence was a treat
to aircrafts - but still, too short horisontal separation between the
jets was utilized. Until a fin was broken and 260+ lifes were lost.
Greed ("compression" within the available airspace) eventually
proving wrong, then also disclosing non-existing safety-analyzis...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3008385.stm
Disgusting....
len