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The Vigilante and the Air Traffic Controller

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

CHAPTER

Systemic Failures in Air Traffic Control

This chapter examines a tragic air collision involving a Swiss air traffic controller and the systemic flaws within Skyguide that led to the disaster. It highlights the interplay of individual accountability and organizational culture through the lens of subsequent legal repercussions faced by air traffic controllers in Japan and the tragic aftermath of one man's quest for revenge.

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