The Federal Aviation Administration is forming a safety review team to look into the aviation system following a string of close calls, according to acting administrator Billy Nolen.
Southwest Pilots Union President Casey Murray calls for infrastructure improvements to the air traffic control system. administrator Billy Nolen announced that he is forming a safety review team to look into the aviation system following a handful of close calls.
"We are experiencing the safest period in aviation history, but we cannot take this for granted," Nolen wrote in a memo. "Recent events remind us that we must not become complacent. Now is the time to stare into the data and ask hard questions." The review team, according to Nolen, will examine the U.S. aerospace system’s structure, culture, processes, systems and integration of safety efforts. In March, Nolen plans to hold a Safety Summit "to examine what additional actions the aviation community needs to take to maintain our safety record."
Nolen said that part of the focus will be on examining data to "see whether there are other incidents that resemble ones we have seen in recent weeks" and "if there are indicators of emerging trends." An American Airlines airplane is seen at John F. Kennedy International Airport during the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Queens, New York City, U.S., Dec. 26, 2021.
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