The data reveal that the runway incursion risk can only be adequately addressed through a broad systems approach focused on pilots, air traffic controllers and vehicle operators in the airport movement area. As we reach the capacity of our airports and as operations become increasingly complex, we...
the FAA has initiated a study to work out the best way to deal with this real risk, but its inquiry was in danger of becoming just another bureaucratic exercise. Now, the Haneda collision has emphatically delivered proof that the runway incursion risk is real, meaning ...
The accident, which killed all four occupants of the Falcon jet (F-GLSA) but did not injure the snowplough driver, occurred at 19:57GMT on 20 October, as the aircraft was taxiing for take-off to Paris. The aircraft caught fire and fell on to the runway, where visibility w...