Safety
TEB users group aims to improve airport safety
At a February meeting of the Teterboro Users Group (TUG), held just a couple of weeks after the Challenger 600 accident at the New Jersey airport, safety i

At a February meeting of the Teterboro Users Group (TUG), held just a couple of weeks after the Challenger 600 accident at the New Jersey airport, safety issues were the chief items on the agenda. The association briefed members on runway incursions and departure procedures and the steps the airport is taking to address those issues.

First on the agenda were runway incursions, which have been on the NTSB’s list of most wanted safety improvements since 1990. There were three at the airport last year. Bill DeGraaff, regional runway safety manager for the FAA’s eastern region, told
the group that a major factor in such incidents was runway crossings necessitated by airport layouts.