The FAA National Airspace System Safety Review Team has been tasked with examining and presenting recommendations for ways the agency can advance air traffic safety. [Credit: Shutterstock]
Key Takeaways:
The FAA has formed an independent National Airspace System Safety Review Team to make recommendations on air safety following a string of recent close calls at U.S. airports.
Composed of industry stakeholders, the team is tasked with examining and presenting ways to advance air traffic safety, with recommendations due by October 2023.
The agency is also addressing a significant shortage of air traffic controllers by planning to hire 1,500 in 2023 and an additional 1,800 in 2024.
Further complicating the FAA's challenges, the agency faces a leadership vacuum as its acting administrator plans to depart and it has been without a Senate-confirmed head since March 2022.
The FAA named an independent review team to make recommendations on air safety following a string of close calls at U.S. airports, the agency announced Wednesday.
The FAA National Airspace System Safety Review Team has been tasked with examining and presenting recommendations for ways the agency can advance air traffic safety, the agency said.
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Amelia Walsh is a private pilot who enjoys flying her family’s Columbia 350. She is based in Colorado and loves all things outdoors including skiing, hiking, and camping.
