An American Airlines jet experienced a braking malfunction upon landing at DFW International Airport, running into the Engineered Materials Arresting System at the end of the runway. All passengers and crew members were safely deplaned with no reported injuries. The FAA is investigating the incident, which adds to a series of runway incursions and safety events in the aviation industry, despite air travel being touted as the safest form of travel.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced $121 million in airport funding to address the issue of near collisions of commercial aircraft. The funding will be allocated to eight airports across the United States, with the largest amount going to Boston Logan International Airport to simplify the airport layout. This comes after recent incidents, including a near collision at Logan Airport earlier this year. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating several runway incursions involving commercial airliners, and the FAA's announcement follows a report revealing a higher number of near collisions than previously disclosed.
The FAA is taking steps to improve air traffic control safety after a series of near-miss incidents raised concerns about U.S. aviation safety. The agency plans to ensure supervisors devote their full attention to the operation and airfield during peak traffic periods, provide more dedicated training for unusual circumstances, and update simulator software for the first time since 2016. The FAA also plans to work with the air traffic controllers union to reinforce existing safety protocols and re-examine runway incursion data to identify underlying factors that led to the close calls and to find fixes. The FAA faces an air traffic control staffing shortage and wants funding to boost controller numbers.
The FAA has issued an industrywide bulletin urging airlines to step up vigilance at airports after a series of close calls on or near runways. The bulletin recommends "areas of focus" highlighted by recent events, including reinforcing rules, such as checklists and Air Traffic Control instructions, and reviewing runway safety protocols. The bulletin follows an emergency FAA safety summit that brought together regulators and industry groups after at least six high-profile runway incursions were reported at large US airports since the start of this year.
The FAA has issued a safety alert to airlines, pilots, and others after a series of high-profile near collisions, including six serious runway incursions since January. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a series of serious close calls, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has called for addressing the uptick in aviation close calls before the next "catastrophic event." The FAA has formed a safety review team, and operators are urged to evaluate information collected through their safety management processes, identify hazards, increase and improve safety communications with employees, and enact mitigations.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has convened a "Safety Summit" to investigate a concerning number of high-profile "near misses" and dangerous turbulence incidents that have occurred since the start of the year. While officials and airlines say flyers can continue to board planes with confidence, some say recent events are a warning sign of potential trouble to come. The FAA has not found a common cause for the incidents, but staffing and training issues, as well as pilot fatigue, have been cited as potential factors. The summit focused on discussing concrete steps to make the system safer.
A recent spate of near-misses on US airport runways is likely due to surging demand for air travel and pandemic-related workforce disruptions, according to aviation industry leaders. The Federal Aviation Administration is currently investigating seven aviation incidents this year, including six runway incursions and one plane's nosedive into the Pacific Ocean. Experts say the industry is strained due to elevated demand for air travel coinciding with an overworked and under-experienced workforce. Despite the increase in incidents, safety experts insist it remains safe to fly in the US.
Recent incidents involving air travel have raised concerns about aviation safety, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to review the industry's labor force turnover as a potential safety risk. While it is difficult to determine whether alarming incidents are happening more often or if the public is just more aware of them due to social media and flight-tracking sites, some data suggests an upward trend. Despite this, aviation experts stress that flying in the United States, particularly on commercial airlines, is still extraordinarily safe. However, experts caution that the United States should not take that safety for granted and warn of a system that is strained after shrinking almost instantly due to the pandemic and then quickly ramping back up.
