RUNWAY INCURSION

Keith NuthallTHE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association and the US's Federal Aviation Administration are launching a CD-rom designed to train and raise the awareness of pilots and air traffic controllers in reducing the risk of runway incursions by taxiing aircraft.Delegates at a recent International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) conference on the topic in Mexico City heard that this Runway Safety Education and Training Aid was necessary because - said one speaker - "in recent years the number of runway incursions has increased significantly worldwide," and ...


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