{"id":2011704,"date":"2023-08-25T07:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T11:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-to-invest-millions-at-airports-after-a-series-of-potentially-fatal-close-calls\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T07:57:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T11:57:03","slug":"faa-to-invest-millions-at-airports-after-a-series-of-potentially-fatal-close-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-to-invest-millions-at-airports-after-a-series-of-potentially-fatal-close-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"FAA to invest millions in airports after near-fatal incidents."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffaa-to-invest-millions-at-airports-after-a-series-of-potentially-fatal-close-calls%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2011704&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The FAA Takes Action to \u200dImprove Airport \u2062Safety<\/h2>\n<p>The Federal Aviation\u2062 Administration (FAA) \u200dhas recently announced a \u2063significant investment in airports across the country following a series\u200d of near-fatal collisions. These close-call \u2062incidents have been confirmed \u200dby both \u2063the FAA\u200c and \u200bthe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressed concern earlier this \u2064year, stating \u2062that the nation&#8217;s\u2062 airports \u200dwere on track \u200cto experience over\u200b 20 close\u200c calls in the year.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/air-traffic-controllers-union-urges-congress-to-address-faas-flawed-staffing-model-5359197\">Air Traffic\u200d Controllers \u200bUnion Urges Congress to Address FAA&#8217;s \u200c&#8217;Flawed Staffing Model&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">6\/27\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/faa-launches-monthly-training-for-air-traffic-controllers-after-dozens-of-near-misses-5349008\">FAA\u200b Launches Monthly Training\u200d for Air Traffic Controllers After Dozens of Near-Misses<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">6\/22\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During an FAA\u200c safety\u200c summit\u2062 earlier this year, Secretary Buttigieg\u2062 highlighted that there seemed to be an increase in\u2063 mistakes occurring throughout the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-cannot-be-the-outcome-air-travel-industry-sounds-the-alarm-over-5g-interference\/\" title=\"\u2018This Cannot Be The Outcome\u2019: Air Travel Industry Sounds The Alarm Over 5G Interference\">aviation system<\/a>, including runways, gates, control towers, and flight decks.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 response to these concerns, the FAA introduced a Safety Call to Action plan in February. This plan aimed to address\u200d the identified risks at\u200c airports across the \u200cnation. \u200dThe subsequent FAA\u2064 Safety Summit in March brought together leaders\u200c from various \u200dsectors within \u200bthe\u2064 aviation industry to identify potential safety risks and develop solutions.<\/p>\n<p>In an August\u200d 23 press release, the FAA \u200bannounced an additional \u200binvestment \u2064of $121 \u2063million to mitigate runway \u2064incursions\u2064 and \u2064support airport\u2064 infrastructure projects. These projects \u2063include reconfiguring taxiways, installing new lighting systems, and providing more flexibility\u2062 on the \u2062airfield.<\/p>\n<p>Shannetta Griffin, Associate Administrator for Airports, emphasized the FAA&#8217;s commitment\u200b to ending runway incursions, stating, &#8220;The FAA is\u2063 serious about ending runway incursions and we are\u2063 putting substantial resources\u2062 behind our efforts. In\u200c some cases, the best way to address\u200c safety \u2063risks is modifying\u200d or reconfiguring\u200c existing \u2062airfields\u2014these grants\u200d directly\u200c address those situations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A runway\u2062 incursion is defined as any occurrence involving the incorrect \u200bpresence of\u2063 an aircraft, \u200bvehicle, or person on a \u2063designated \u2062landing and takeoff area at an \u200daerodrome.<\/p>\n<p>According to FAA data, there have been 1,495 runway incursions \u200dsince October 2022.<\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gov-abbott-blames-biden-for-crisis-at-the-southern-border\/\" title=\"Texas Gov. Abbott blames Biden for crisis at the Southern border\">enhance safety<\/a>, the FAA will be implementing several runway safety \u2062technologies. These technologies aim to provide \u200bpilots and air \u2063traffic controllers \u200cwith improved \u200bsituational awareness.\u200b They include runway\u200d status lights embedded in pavements to \u2062alert pilots of unsafe landing conditions, a new airport \u2062surveillance \u2063system called the Airport Surface Detection Equipment system, and the\u2063 Taxiway Arrival Prediction system.<\/p>\n<h2>Eight Airports to\u2062 Receive Long-Awaited\u2063 Safety Upgrades<\/h2>\n<p>As part of the FAA&#8217;s investment, eight airports \u200dhave been selected\u2062 to receive safety upgrades. These airports include Boston Logan International, Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Ronald Reagan Washington National, \u200dWillow \u200dRun\u2063 Airport, Eugene F. Kranz Toledo\u2062 Express Airport, Richmond International, Jackson Hole Airport, and Naples Municipal Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Boston Logan International Airport has been awarded the highest \u2064grant amount of $44.9 million. The \u200cfunds will be\u200c used to simplify the airfield\u200d layout and rebuild and repair taxiways to maintain pavement \u200dintegrity\u2062 and minimize debris.<\/p>\n<p>Other airports, such as Ted Stevens Anchorage \u200dInternational, Ronald\u2062 Reagan Washington National, and Richmond International, have \u2064also\u2063 received \u2063grants\u200d to prevent\u200d further incidents.<\/p>\n<h2>US Air Traffic \u200cControllers \u200cFace Staffing Challenges<\/h2>\n<p>While the FAA is taking steps \u2063to improve airport safety, the issue\u200c of understaffed and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-to-invest-millions-at-airports-after-a-series-of-potentially-fatal-close-calls\/\" title=\"FAA to invest millions in airports after near-fatal incidents.\">overworked air traffic \u2064controllers remains<\/a>\u2064 a concern.\u2063 Over the past\u2064 decade, the\u2062 number of fully trained \u200bcontrollers has\u2064 decreased by 10%, \u200cwhile\u200d airport\u200c traffic \u200chas \u2064increased by 5%.<\/p>\n<p>A June report \u200bfrom the Department of Transportation&#8217;s inspector \u2062general highlighted the FAA&#8217;s \u2062lack of a plan to\u200c address\u2062 staffing shortages. Many \u200bcontrollers have \u200dbeen required to \u200dwork six days a week due\u200b to\u2064 a shortage \u2062of trained\u2063 personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts are being \u200bmade to address \u200dthese challenges\u200b and ensure the safety of \u2064the\u2064 aviation system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FAA plans to invest millions in airports nationwide following several near-fatal collisions. The FAA and NTSB have confirmed multiple close-call incidents in the past year. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stated in March that over 20 close calls were expected at the nation&#8217;s airports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":327,"featured_media":2011705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2011704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/327"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2011704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2011705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2011704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2011704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2011704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}