Avionics
Cargo haulers can’t dodge FAA in bid to swap TCAS for ADS-B
TCAS has done a remarkable job of helping pilots avoid midair collisions, providing a last line of defense in those all-too-common instances when two aircr

TCAS has done a remarkable job of helping pilots avoid midair collisions, providing a last line of defense in those all-too-common instances when two aircraft are racing toward a single point in the sky at precisely the same moment.

Few collisions have occurred in the last several years, thanks to federal mandates for TCAS in large passenger-carrying airplanes. Now, air-cargo operators, which had been exempt from TCAS rules, are at long last being required to install traffic collision and alert systems as well.