FAA chief must be a watchdog independent from industry

By  Justin T. Green Special to The Times The Federal Aviation Administration — a crucial part of ensuring passenger safety in our country — has been without a permanent leader for more than a year. Meanwhile, there have been repeated near collisions between airliners, and aviation disasters have only been narrowly averted. These close calls

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Planning For The Airport And Its Environs: ‘The Sea-Tac Success Story’ 09/1977

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In the absence of such guidance, what may be termed a "let them sue" approach was essentially followed by the Port during the period from 1957 to 1972.

In the absence of such guidance, what may be termed a "let them sue" approach was essentially followed by the Port during the period from ...

Aging, unreliable runway safety device leaves U.S. airports vulnerable

By Alan Levin  A crucial safety system that’s relied on to avoid potentially fatal collisions at major U.S. airports is aging and plagued by outages that have left travelers unprotected for months at a time. At some airports, it hasn’t ever been installed. The technology — which tracks vehicles on or near runways to alert