The Federal Aviation Administration has announced measures to improve runway safety, including the installation at major airports of lights that signal pilots when a runway is safe to enter.
Monday's announcement comes amid criticism of FAA officials by federal lawmakers and others over an alarming rate of runway incursions.
Acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell planned to discuss the lighting systems at a morning news conference. He was expected to face questions about two near-collisions in less than a week at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Friday's near-collision - involving a Delta Air Lines and a Comair flight - prompted the FAA to change the sequence of takeoffs and landings on perpendicular runways.
Monday's announcement comes amid criticism of FAA officials by federal lawmakers and others over an alarming rate of runway incursions.
Acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell planned to discuss the lighting systems at a morning news conference. He was expected to face questions about two near-collisions in less than a week at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Friday's near-collision - involving a Delta Air Lines and a Comair flight - prompted the FAA to change the sequence of takeoffs and landings on perpendicular runways.
