OUT OF AFRICA

The danger of midair collision is high in Africa. Over much of the continent, air traffic control is notoriously creaky. An airline survey conducted by the Air Line Pilots Assn. of South Africa reported 77 near-midair collisions over the continent in 1996. This month, when the details of last year's...

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