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Spate of Runway Safety Incidents Sparks Avionics Innovation

Surf-A warns of runway incursions by aircraft, as well as excursions, and wrong-surface events

Honeywell Surf-A test aircraft — In June, Honeywell demonstrated the Surf-A system in a series of flights between Seattle and Yakima, Washington, using its Boeing 757 testbed. © Honeywell Aerospace

By Hanneke Weitering • Science & Technology Editor

July 26, 2024

After a spate of incidents involving near-misses at airports in the U.S. in the last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has once again called on the FAA to develop a system that alerts flight crews to the risk of a runway incursion.

On June 20, the agency issued investigative reports on two high-profile incidents involving runway incursions at Austin Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. In those reports, the agency reiterated its recommendation that the FAA collaborate with aircraft and avionics manufacturers to devise an onboard safety alert system.

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