FAA to boost US air traffic control safety after close calls

WASHINGTON, March 23 — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said today it was taking steps to improve its air traffic control operations after a series of near-miss...

WASHINGTON, March 23 — The Federal Aviation Administration said today it was taking steps to improve its air traffic control operations after a series of near-miss incidents raised questions about US aviation safety.

Six serious runway incursions since January prompted the agency to convene a safety summit last week. The FAA plans to work with the air traffic controllers union “to reinforce existing safety protocols, especially those that help increase situational awareness,” Arel said, adding the FAA would re-examine runway incursion data to identify underlying factors that led to the close calls and to find fixes.

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