Even with 45,000 daily flights in the U.S. and one of the world's safest transportation records, airport safety experts are concerned about the number of recent runway incidents — also known as 'runway incursions.'
records, airport safety experts are concerned about the number of recent runway incidents, also known as"runway incursions."
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration have opened investigations on the recent"near misses," with the NTSB releasing a preliminary report on the Austin incident, saying the planes came within 100 feet of colliding with each other. Investigators have just started trying to understand the recent incidents, but Shahidi said these runway incursions could have happened for numerous reasons. Airline travel is approaching pre-pandemic levels, Shahidi said, and thousands of new pilots have entered the workforce in the 18 months since the pandemic. This increased travel demand and the new workforce may be putting pressure on the system, said Shahidi.
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