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Jail for four with role in CJ2/MD-87 collision

Three Italian aviation officials and an air traffic controller have been sentenced to jail terms of between six and eight years after being convicted of ma

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

March 22, 2007

Three Italian aviation officials and an air traffic controller have been sentenced to jail terms of between six and eight years after being convicted of manslaughter and negligence over the Oct. 8, 2001, fatal collision between a Cessna Citation CJ2 and a Scandinavian Airlines System McDonnell Douglas MD-87 at Milan Linate Airport. The April 16 verdict followed a recently published accident report that largely blamed the collision on pilot error on the part of the CJ2 crew, while also heaping heavy criticism on the airport and ATC authorities.

Linate Airport director Vincenzo Fusco and air traffic controller Paolo Zacchetti were both sentenced to eight years in jail. Six-year jail terms were given to Francesco Federico, who had overall management responsibility for both Milan airports, and Sandro Gualano, the former chief executive of the Italy’s EBAV ATC agency. Zecchetti’s attorneys said they will appeal the sentence.

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