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NTSB To FAA: Review Runway Status Lights

runway lights at JFK
Credit: NTSB via PANYNJ
An airport surface surveillance system prevented a runway collision between two commercial aircraft at New York’s John F Kennedy Airport (JFK) last year, but a related tool should be scrutinized for its ineffectiveness in the same incident, the NTSB said. Investigators found that JFK’s airport...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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