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Aviation safety : enhanced oversight and improved availability of risk-based data could further improve safety : report to congressional committees.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Federal Aviation Administration--Rules and practice--Evaluation.
- United States.
- United States. Federal Aviation Administration.
- Airport terminals--United States--Safety measures--Evaluation.
- Airport terminals.
- Airports--United States--Safety measures--Evaluation.
- Airports.
- Genre:
- Rules and practice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iii, 59 pages) : illustrations, map
- Other Title:
- Enhanced oversight and improved availability of risk-based data could further improve safety
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]
- Summary:
- Takeoffs, landings, and movement around the surface areas of airports (the terminal area) are critical to the safe and efficient movement of air traffic. The nation's aviation system is arguably the safest in the world, but close calls involving aircraft or other vehicles at or near airports are common, occurring almost daily. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provides oversight of the terminal area and has taken action to improve safety, but has been called upon by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and others to take additional steps to improve its oversight. As requested, this report addresses (1) recent actions FAA has taken to improve safety in the terminal area, (2) recent trends in terminal area safety and factors contributing to those trends, and (3) any additional actions FAA could take to improve safety in the terminal area. To address these issues, GAO analyzed data from FAA data; reviewed reports and FAA documents; and interviewed federal and industry officials. GAO recommends that FAA (1) extend oversight of terminal area safety to include runway overruns and ramp areas, (2) develop risk-based measures for runway safety incidents, and (3) improve information sharing about incidents.
- Contents:
- Background
- FAA has taken actions to reduce risk in the terminal area
- Reported surface and airborne incidents have increased and several key factors likely contribute to trends
- Enhanced oversight and additional information about incidents could help improve safety in the terminal area
- Conclusions
- Recommendations for executive action
- Agency comments
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- Title from cover screen (viewed on Oct. 22, 2011).
- "October 2011."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "GAO-12-24."
- OCLC:
- 758169912
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