1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision

The recorder of the Saudi Arabian plane revealed the pilots recited the prayer that is required, according to [[Sharia| Islamic law]], when one faces death.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021|reason=This claim is not stated in the sources in the paragraph. Possibly in the documentary but need better sourcing.}} The counsel for the ATC Guild denied the presence of turbulence, quoting meteorological reports, but did state that the collision occurred inside a cloud.<ref name=red1/> This was substantiated by the affidavit of Capt. Place, who was the commander of the aforementioned [[Lockheed C-141B Starlifter]], which was flying into New Delhi at the time of the crash.<ref name=”Head On” /> The members of his crew filed similar affidavits.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/may/26air.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991011103254/http://www.rediff.com/news/may/26air.htm |archive-date=11 October 1999 |title=Charkhi Dadri collision occurred in “heavy clouds”: US pilot |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=4 July 2006 }}</ref>

The recorder of the Saudi Arabian plane revealed the pilots recited the prayer that is required, according to [[Sharia| Islamic law]], when one faces death.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021|reason=This claim is not stated in the sources in the paragraph. Possibly in the documentary but need better sourcing.}} The counsel for the ATC Guild denied the presence of turbulence, quoting meteorological reports, but did state that the collision occurred inside a cloud.<ref name=red1/> This was substantiated by the affidavit of Capt. Place, who was the commander of the aforementioned [[Lockheed C-141B Starlifter]], which was flying into New Delhi at the time of the crash.<ref name=”Head On” /> The members of his crew filed similar affidavits.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/may/26air.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991011103254/http://www.rediff.com/news/may/26air.htm |archive-date=11 October 1999 |title=Charkhi Dadri collision occurred in “heavy clouds”: US pilot |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=4 July 2006 }}</ref>

Furthermore, [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] did not have [[secondary surveillance radar]], which provides extra information, such as the aircraft’s identity and altitude, by reading [[Transponder (aviation)|transponder]] signals; instead the airport had [[primary radar]], which produces readings of distance and bearing, but not altitude. In addition, the civilian airspace around New Delhi had a single corridor, common for both departures and arrivals. Most areas have separate corridors: one for departures and another one for arrivals. But the airspace of Delhi in 1996 had only one civilian corridor because much of the airspace was taken by the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name=”Head On” /> Due to the crash, the air-crash investigation report recommended changes to air-traffic procedures and infrastructure in New Delhi’s air-space:<ref name=”collision report” />

Furthermore, [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] did not have [[secondary surveillance radar]], which provides extra information, such as the aircraft’s identity and altitude, by reading [[Transponder (aviation)|transponder]] signals; instead the airport had [[primary radar]], which produces readings of distance and bearing, but not altitude. In addition, departures and arrivals both shared a single corridor within the civilian airspace around New Delhi. Most areas have separate corridors: one for departures and another one for arrivals. But the airspace of Delhi in 1996 had only one civilian corridor because much of the airspace was taken by the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref name=”Head On” /> Due to the crash, the air-crash investigation report recommended changes to air-traffic procedures and infrastructure in New Delhi’s air-space:<ref name=”collision report” />

* Separation of inbound and outbound aircraft through the creation of ‘air corridors’

* Separation of inbound and outbound aircraft through the creation of ‘air corridors’