'Runway Incursions' Remain a Problem

AP Online;  July 28, 1999 ;   GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer;   589 words ......Press Writer AP Online 07-28-1999 'Runway Incursions' Remain a Problem WASHINGTON (AP...near-disasters highlight the danger of ``runway incursions,'' a problem that a new study finds...inspector general, there were 325 runway incursions across the United States, up 11 percent...

More 'runway incursions' reported: Number of near-misses up despite...

Charleston Daily Mail;  July 28, 1999 ;     329 words ......near-disasters highlight the danger of "runway incursions," a problem that a new study finds...inspector general, there were 325 runway incursions across the United States, up 11 percent...mistakes. In 1997, there were 292 runway incursions in the United States, 132 of them...

Airlines committed to reducing runway incursions call on congress to...

M2 Presswire;  June 27, 2001 ;     502 words ......2001-ATA: Airlines committed to reducing runway incursions call on congress to provide funding...Infrastructure, addressed the issue of runway incursions and highlighted available technologies...correlation between increased traffic and runway incursions-defined as any occurrence on ...

LAX leads nation's airports for incursions on runways

Daily Breeze;  September 1, 2004 ;   From staff and news services;   397 words ......International Airport recorded the most runway incursions in the nation's top airports in a...said. The FAA reported 324 so-called runway incursions from Oct. 1, 2002, to Sept. 30, 2003...from 339 in the previous 12 months. Runway incursions occur when an aircraft, vehicle...

Preventing runway incursions starts from the ground up

Plane and Pilot;  April 1, 2001 ;   Stevenson, David L;   787 words ......in recent years. At the same time, runway incursions have been increasing rapidly. Often...to land." There were 325 reported runway incursions in 1998, almost one a day. During...four-year period, total reported runway incursions increased by 54%. The actual number...

AIRPORT RUNWAY MISHAPS:BRUCE LANDSBERG

Congressional Testimony;  November 13, 1997 ;     787 words ......J. Duncan, Chairman on Runway Incursions November 13, 1997 Affiliated...D Advisory Committee's Runway Incursions Subcommittee. Mr. Chairman...this hearing today because runway incursions - accidental approach of...

REP. PETRI ISSUES STATEMENT FROM HEARING ON RUNWAY SAFETY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 13, 2008 ;     580 words ......Accountability Office (GAO) report studied runway incursions, as well as runway and ramp safety...for the most serious category of runway incursions is down from last year - 24 events...there was an anomalous uptick in runway incursions in the first quarter of this year...

Safety target: runway incursions: Don Cote, Procedures Specialist with NAV...

Airports International;  September 1, 2002 ;     787 words ......identified the risk associated with runway incursions as one of the most urgent issues...recommendations from two separate studies on runway incursions, Transport Canada and NAV CANADA...and departures. Since 1990, four runway incursions in the US have killed 45 passengers...

REDUCING RISK OF RUNWAY INCURSIONS FAA'S TOP PRIORITY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 14, 2008 ;     787 words ......release: Reducing the risk of runway incursions is one of the FAA's top priorities. The number of serious runway incursions - called Category A and B...far, in FY 2008, 19 serious runway incursions have occurred across the...

LAX runways and region's skies safer in 2002, according to federal report

Daily Breeze;  April 8, 2003 ;   GREGOR;   787 words ......dangerous runway incidents known as "runway incursions" dropped 25 percent at LAX from 2001...tower, attributed the drop in LAX runway incursions largely to increased control tower...have not made any errors leading to runway incursions in fiscal year 2003, which started...

Feds use DIA near-collision in call for safety Jan. 5 incident illustrates...

Rocky Mountain News;  March 28, 2007 ;   M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Rocky Mountain News;   465 words ......prevent potentially deadly runway incursions. The National Transportation...reducing or eliminating these runway incursions." In the first 2 1/2 months of 2007, there were 163 runway incursions, compared with 138 at the same...

Taxiway relocation seen as safety move

Daily Breeze;  March 5, 2008 ;   Art Marroquin;   559 words ......collisions. Shifting the two western-most taxiway intersections by 1,500 to 2,000 feet eastward might help...Airport has reported the highest number of runway incursions among the nation's busiest airports since...likelihood of a collision," Fitch said of the taxiway plan. "When you look at ...

REPS. PETRI, DENT ISSUE STATEMENTS FROM HEARING ON RUNWAY SAFETY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 25, 2008 ;     787 words ......ongoing efforts to decrease runway incursions. "Though we are currently in...since last year, but serious runway incursions have persisted. This indicates that the risk of runway incursions has not yet been completely...

Feds use DIA near-collision in call for safety Jan. 5 incident illustrates...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 28, 2007 ;   Sprengelmeyer, M.E.;   495 words ......prevent potentially deadly runway incursions. The National Transportation...reducing or eliminating these runway incursions. In the first 2 1/2 months of 2007, there were 163 runway incursions, compared with 138 at the same...

SERIOUS RUNWAY INCURSIONS DROPS BY MORE THAN 55 PERCENT FROM FISCAL 2001...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 6, 2008 ;     787 words ......release: Reducing the risk of runway incursions is one of the FAA's top priorities. The number of serious runway incursions - called Category A and B...surface incidents" and not as runway incursions. Surface incidents were tracked...