India, Oct. 2 -- In November 2023, a Vistara A320 and an Ethiopian Airways B787 aircraft experienced two aircraft collision avoidance system (ACAS) alerts one after the other at Delhi's terminal 3. The two aircraft - one was about to land and the other was taking off - were saved from potential disaster by bad weather and wind-shear conditions that necessitated a go-around by one of them, averting a collision.

The final report of this incident has just been released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), and it squarely blames the high workload and stress faced by the air traffic controllers (ATCs) - the backroom boys of the aviation landscape - who are often forgotten, unlike the commanders and crew who remain at the fore...