On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it is opening an audit into runway incursion risks at the 45 busiest U.S. airports after a series of troubling near miss incidents.
Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board said air-traffic controllers cleared an Alaska Airlines jet last month to take off at Tennessee's Nashville International Airport on the same runway where a Southwest Airlines plane had been cleared to cross.
The runway incursion audit will include a risk profile for each airport, along with identifying potential gaps in procedures, equipment and processes, and recommendations to improve safety; it is expected to be concluded in early 2025.
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