A new system designed to prevent runway incursions by improving air traffic controllers’ situational awareness is scheduled to be implemented by mid-year at four U.S. airports, including Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, the scene of a 2023 runway incursion in which two airliners narrowly avoided a collision.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on April 15 that Austin-Bergstrom will be among the first four airports — along with Indianapolis (Indiana) International, Nashville (Tennessee) International, and Dallas (Texas) Love Field — to receive the Surface Awareness Initiative (SAI) system. The system will be implemented by July, the FAA said, adding that over the 18 months that follow, SAI will be implemented at “scores” of additional airports.
SAI works by using automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast (ADS-B) data to display surface traffic on a map of airport runways, taxiways, and other surfaces. The system would be used…
