Russian Transaero Boeing B747-400 and US Delta Boeing B737-800 narrowly avoided mid-air head-on collision near Puerto Rico, APA quotes Associated Press. The aircrafts were traveling one another at the exact same altitude 10 058 meters in 300 km north from San Juan. The Russian Transaero Boeing-737’s pilot descended after receiving an alert from its Traffic Collision Avoidance System and prevented the collision.
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT SAYS RUSSIA WAS RIGHTS TO RECOGNIZE SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA
Russia was right in recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday night in his televised speech, APA quotes the international news agencies.