Crew concerns, air traffic strains could be behind near-miss flight incidents at airports
As reports of near-collisions pile up early into 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration is reassessing safety risks for travelers.
As reports of near-miss incidents at U.S. airports pile up early into 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration is set to hold a summit next week to assess safety risks for travelers.
FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen called the March 15 meeting last month, writing in a memo that “we are experiencing the safest period in aviation history, but we cannot take this for granted.”
Faced with recent events, Nolen wrote, “Now is the time to stare into the data and ask hard questions.”
Experts say near-misses on runways are more common than the traveling public may realize. There have been 613 runway incursion incidents so far this year, according to FAA data, compared with 1,732 in all of 2022.
While each incident is different, experts say there are likely some common underlying factors.
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