Air traffic controller’s ‘I messed up’ highlights human limits — but experts urge caution
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The comment, captured on live air traffic control audio, has quickly become one of the most haunting elements of the crash that killed two Canadian pilots and injured dozens more. But aviation experts warn the remark risks oversimplifying what is potentially a more complex chain of failures.
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