New System to Aid Runway Traffic
Posted on: Friday, 4 November 2005, 09:00 CST
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday announced plans to install a new system that the agency says will reduce the chances of aircraft collisions on the nation's runways and taxiways.
The new system improves air traffic controllers' ability to spot potential aircraft collisions on the ground at night and in bad weather. The FAA will begin installing the system in January at 14 airports nationwide.
The rollout will be expanded to other airports in phases through 2011. Each system costs about $8.5 million, and some airports such as Los Angeles International could have two systems because of their size and the configuration of their runways.
"Reducing the risk of runway incursions is one of our top safety initiatives," FAA Administrator Marion Blakey said in a statement. "The FAA is deploying new technology to these large airports to make sure the traveling public receives the most immediate and greatest safety benefit."
Most airports currently use a radar-based system that critics say can give false information in bad weather. The new technology relies on aircraft transponders.
Source: Cincinnati Post
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