Fact Sheet Buries the Headline that FAA & Industry are Advancing Runway Safety
On August 28, the FAA issued a Fact Sheet on Runway Safety. It didn’t make headlines, but it identified significant facts relative to the recent SFO incident.
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Which won the race? The Tortoise or the Plane?
Comes now the annual trek of the tortoises onto JFK Airport. According to PANYNJ, some planes “were briefly stuck in queue.” Turtles 1 — Planes 0.
AIRPORTS BEWARE: Gopherus Polyphemus a nuisance in your RSA
Gopher Tortoises have made Orlando Sanford International Airport’s Runway Safety Area (RSA) a home, which is more of a wildlife challenge than you might think.
Managing Your Airport proactively Can Avoid Safety v. Economic Conflicts
Two airports are illustrating the intersection between economic development and safety functions. With good planning and comprehension of FAA regulation, the balance between these potentially conflicting interests can be maintained.
There’s more to the Pence Plane incident @ LGA: aviation safety advances
The Pence plane being mired in the EMAS (Engineered Materials Arresting Systems) arresting material highlights a number of important safety advances and the result of collaboration.
Two Promising Technologies Being Implemented to Reduce Runway Incursions in response to NTSB Most Wanted List
ARTICLES: Runway Safety Lights Now Operational at Dulles; Airport Vehicle Movements Become Easier To Track According to NTSB, while the number of serious runway incursions has decreased from 67 in fiscal year 2000 to 7…
Krieger’s Experience and Connections should Result in Expedited Runway Safety Enhancements
ARTICLE: FAA’s Runway Safety Program Increases Outreach The FAA airports organization should be commended for continuing to attract talent from the ranks of airport management. Bringing in Jim Krieger as the manager of runway safety…
Runway Incursions involve Hidden Risk Factors for which SMS is well designed to Identify and Solve
ARTICLE: Review of FAA’s Call to Action Plan for Runway Safety Runway incursions have been on the NTSB’s Most Wanted List for a while and a year ago, the US Department of Transportation’s Office of…