Article: GAO: FAA MUST DO MORE TO IMPROVE RUNWAY SAFETY

Article: SEN. STEVENS PUSHES FOR UPDATED NATIONAL RUNWAY ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 12, 2007 ;     398 words ... ... FAA) to update their National Runway Safety Plan. Last week the Government ... the need for an updated National Runway Safety Plan. "Aviation safety ... and begin updating their National Runway Safety Plan." According to the ...

Runway Safety: Progress on Reducing Runway Incursions ...
General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Also, FAA has not updated its national runway safety plan since 2002, despite agency ... additional measures to improve runway safety. These measures include implementing ... recommendations to prepare a new national runway safety plan, address controller overtime ...

Transcript: RUNWAY SAFETY:DR. GERALD DILLINGHAM
Congressional Testimony;  February 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... recently, FAA`s Office of Runway Safety did not have a permanent director ... Also, FAA has not updated its national runway safety plan since 2002, despite agency ... recommended that FAA prepare a new national runway safety plan; address controller overtime ...

Article: Leadership Still Lacking at FAA on Runway ...
Very Light Jet Report;  February 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... critical issue for improving runway safety remains with reauthorization ... high- profile events, FAA's runway safety programs continue to suffer ... Dillingham, also said the National Runway Safety plan dates to 2002, despite ...

Article: Leadership Still Lacking at FAA on Runway Safety.
Regional Aviation News;  February 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... critical issue for improving runway safety remains with reauthorization ... high- profile events, FAA's runway safety programs continue to suffer ... Dillingham, also said the National Runway Safety plan dates to 2002, despite ...

Article: Runway Safety Remains in the Spotlight on Capitol ...
Air Safety Week;  February 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... aviation subcommittee hearing on runway safety said that although the Federal ... FAA has taken steps to address runway safety shortfalls, "further progress ... It noted that the FAA's national runway safety plan hasn't been updated since ...

Article: Sen. Lautenberg Introduces Runway Safety ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... D-New Jersey, has introduced the Runway Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (S. 2941 ... legislation that would "improve airport runway safety." The bill was introduced on April ... text of the legislation follows:Runway Safety Improvement Act of 2008S. 2941To improve ...