UPS To Evaluate EGPWS Modifications After Birmingham Crash

UPS says it is “evaluating an upgrade” to the software of its enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) as a result of the A300-600 crash in Birmingham on August 14. The newer software version provides more early warning of an aircraft’s descent into terrain as part of a “too low terrain”...

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