Tag Archives: runway incursions
LAX gets runway status lights; system partially complete
From the Los Angeles Times: Federal and local officials will unveil a new warning system today that is designed to stop runway incursions that for years have endangered planes taxiing to and from terminals at Los Angeles International Airport. [..] … Continue reading
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Runway incursion at CLT; ASDE-X alerts controllers
The NTSB has released an incident report about a runway incursion between a CRJ-200 and a Pilatus PC-12 that happened at Charlotte-Douglas airport last week: At about 10:17 a.m. on May 29, a PSA Airlines CRJ-200 regional jet operated as … Continue reading
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FAA convenes Runway Safety Council
The FAA, pursuing its stated goal of prioritizing runway safety, has convened a new expert group to develop a broad set of recommendations on the issue. (FAA press release). In the announcement, the agency is making it clear that it … Continue reading
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Taxiing SkyWest jet collides with truck at O’Hare; 3 injured
Three people were injured at Chicago’s O’Hare airport early Saturday when a city maintenance truck collided with a United Express CL-600 regional jet, operated by SkyWest Airlines. The plane was being piloted by two maintenance workers on a closed runway when … Continue reading
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FAA adds 3 new carriers to cockpit safety trial
The FAA has announced it will partner with three additional airlines for its upcoming cockpit safety initative, which focuses on Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and Aural Alerting technology. (FAA fact sheet). The newly added carriers are Atlas Air, CommutAir and … Continue reading
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[Update] ADS-B Air-to-Air capabilities
Updating my previous post, I had a chance to look at the FAA’s final Statement of Objectives (link to word doc here) related to the ADS-B Performance Requirments contract that will be awarded in the next six weeks. I have to be … Continue reading
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Near miss: Fresno
Runway incursion in Fresno, Skywest jet vs. Piper Malibu, came within 15 feet.
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