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Brazil Cenipa report blames pilots, ATC in midair

Brazil’s Cenipa accident investigation bureau has issued its report on the September 2006 midair over the Amazon, along with an NTSB dissent.

By Richard Pedicini • Contributor - South America

December 30, 2008

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