DGCA notifies strict guidelines to improve runway safety

New Delhi: With growing instances of incursion of aircraft or vehicles on the runways when other planes are landing or taking off, the aviation regulator has come up with broad, mandatory guidelines for airports to enhance safety procedures on runways.
The latest Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs) issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation mandates the establishment of Runway Safety Teams and a detailed programme to prevent such incidents. The CARs, issued yesterday, have been put into practice with immediate effect, official sources told PTI.
The regulations were issued in the backdrop of an incident last week when a Jet Airways aircraft at the IGI Airport delayed its departure without informing the Air Traffic Control (ATC) and stood near the runway when a domestic Air India flight was permitted to land.
Similar, instances including intrusion of vehicles or even animals near or on the runway have come to notice at major airports in the country, causing safety alarms.
18/10/07 Press Trust of India

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Categories: Airports Oct 2007, Safety Oct 2007