latter news reports of runway incursions are prompting transaction in the U.latter news reports of runway incursions are prompting transaction in the U.S. Congress (see ASW, Jan. 31) Rep Frank Wolf (R Va.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee's transportation subcommittee has called onward the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to instant details of its actions to mitigate the question at the subcommittee's March 22 hearing. Perhaps more accurately described as near collisions than incursions, the stubborn persistence of these facts is among FAA Administrator Jane Garvey's top affairs (see ASW, Jan. 10). According to Congressman Wolf incursions (a.k.a. near collisions) are up 14 percent above the last three years. As stated before in this publication, prohibiting controller from clearing aircraft they cannot view visually or electronically might diminish these occurrences significantly (the impact upon flight schedules is another matter). COPYRIGHT 2000 Phillips Publishing International, Inc. |
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