NTSB: Air Traffic Control Issues, Lack of Safety Technology Led to Near-Collision on Foggy Texas Runway
June 07, 2024
June 07, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on June 6, 2024:
Today, the National Transportation Safety Board found that the lack of critical safety technology and incorrect assumptions by an air traffic controller led to a near-collision between a Southwest Airlines B-737 and FedEx B-767 on an Austin, Texas runway last year.
On the morning of Feb. 4, 2023, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was covered with dense . . .
Today, the National Transportation Safety Board found that the lack of critical safety technology and incorrect assumptions by an air traffic controller led to a near-collision between a Southwest Airlines B-737 and FedEx B-767 on an Austin, Texas runway last year.
On the morning of Feb. 4, 2023, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was covered with dense . . .