ThedaBenjaathon
09-14-2005, 10:41 AM
The National Transportation Safety Board has found that a high-tech warning system that was recently installed at major U.S. airports is adequately effective. While the system has prevented 4 accidents, the board feels that its defaults must to be addressed.
"NTSB Acting Chairman Mark Rosenker described several recent near-misses in Boston, New York and Los Angeles in which the Federal Aviation Administration's system failed to warn controllers in time."
"FAA spokesman Greg Martin defended AMASS, saying it has been credited with preventing four accidents. But he also stressed the FAA has taken other steps to prevent accidents, such as increasing training for controllers and improving runway markings. The agency is also testing a system of runway lights that act like traffic stoplights and are activated by sensors embedded in the pavement."
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"NTSB Acting Chairman Mark Rosenker described several recent near-misses in Boston, New York and Los Angeles in which the Federal Aviation Administration's system failed to warn controllers in time."
"FAA spokesman Greg Martin defended AMASS, saying it has been credited with preventing four accidents. But he also stressed the FAA has taken other steps to prevent accidents, such as increasing training for controllers and improving runway markings. The agency is also testing a system of runway lights that act like traffic stoplights and are activated by sensors embedded in the pavement."
To learn more go to: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/4970634/detail.html