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.
Airport Safety
ITO gets FAA award
Hilo International Airport (ITO) received an award for outstanding and continued safety and compliance performance from the FAA during the Annual Airports Conference Awards on June 13, 2017.
Maybe FAA should export Part 139 to these airports?
Would these airports pass FAA’s safety standards?
the future of airport security technology; The eyes may have it
Three airport biometric scanning systems being created to create a future of single token travel.
Ford’s Role in John Wayne Incident should not be overblown
Harrison Ford’s accident will likely serve as a platform for those who want to close or limit airport operations. Aviation professionals should be prepared to respond.
Conservative/Libertarian Views on how Airport Infrastructure might benefit from Privatization/Deregulation
It will be interesting to see whether this libertarian panacea can be practically implemented. The biggest barrier may be the political opposition of airport executives, carriers, bankers, lawyers and consultants who have prospered under the old regime.
LGA’s Namesake might want the Port Authority to save the Coyote
Eleven coyotes invaded the PANYNJ perimeter. Eight have been have been caught and euthanized. It’s easy to be critical from afar without full knowledge of the facts, but it would seem humane to try to rescue the coyotes.
Recent gun & passenger problems need new tool to find solutions?
It appears a new approach should be tried in solving the recent passenger gun problem. Safety risk assessment (SRA) uses a risk based methodology to examine the range of risks encountered every day and using the risk and hazard process.