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Seminar Examines the Causes of Runway Excursions

In the past runway excursions have received less attention than the more deadly incursion, but that is beginning to change, as the industry acknowledges the dangers and costs of the excursion. (Photo: DAVE MILLS/AIRLINERS.NET)

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

June 1, 2012

While the high-speed runway excursions that result in crumpled aircraft may make the evening news, they are only the most visible examples of what is becoming a growing trend, said Paul Ratté, aviation safety programs director at USAIG. Last month the insurance provider sponsored a safety seminar along with NBAA and the Westchester Aviation Association at a hotel in Westchester County, New York; it will be repeated on June 20 in Connecticut at Key Air’s Waterbury-Oxford Airport facility.

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