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As of 2017, the last fatal runway incursion accident involving a U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations Part 121 air carrier was in 2006. [8] Between 2011 and 2017, 12,857 runway incursions were reported in the United States. Between October 2016 and September 2017, 1,341 were reported. Of these, six were placed in the most serious categories A and B.
Runway incursion involves an aircraft, and a second aircraft, vehicle, or person. It is defined by ICAO and the U.S. FAA as "Any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the protected area of a surface designated for the landing and take off of aircraft."
The Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS) is an electronic detection system that notifies aircraft flight crews on the ground of their position relative to their allocated runway. It is a type of Runway Situation Awareness Tool (RSAT).
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it is opening an audit into runway incursion risks at the 45 busiest U.S. airports after a series of troubling near miss ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will hold runway safety meetings at 90 airports over the next few weeks after a series of troubling close-call ...
A United Airlines aircraft crossed a runway into the path of a Kamaka Air small cargo plane. C DCA23LA133 [2] 2023-02-04 [2] Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Texas A FedEx cargo plane and a Southwest jet came within 100 feet after both being cleared for the same runway. A [12] DCA23FA149 (summary, docket, prelim,final) [2] 2023-02-16
Harrison Ford has been cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration after they investigated a runway incursion he was involved in while flying his plane back in April. "The FAA has closed the ...
The system operates with ground and approach sensor systems to ascertain aircraft locations in approaching and ground movement situations. It uses airport radars, state-of-the-art signal processing, and advanced computer technology to improve airport safety. In this program, 40 systems were to be delivered to the Federal Aviation Administration.