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The crash late Wednesday of American Eagle Flight 5342 near Reagan National Airport has brought fresh attention to a technology known as a Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System, or TCAS, which was developed to prevent airplanes from colliding in midair after several tragic crashes.