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Archive for July 18, 2008
Surveillance cameras on runway pass test
July 18, 2008 by kb3ljm.
After a 15-month trial at Singapore Changi, a new surveillance system that detects foreign objects and debris on runways will be installed at Chicago O’Hare later this year.
Installed by aviation technology firm SITA, the system uses a series of cameras installed along the runway to constantly capture surface images. The images are sent back to computers, allowing airport officials to verify the presence of a foreign object and determine whether to deploy a clean-up crew.
Traditionally, airports have relied on radar and manual inspection to detect foreign objects on runways.
Umar Khan of SITA says testing at Changi showed that it was able to detect objects less than an inch in size from 330 yards away. Changi is installing the system on two of its runways.
The 2000 Concorde crash in France was determined to have been caused by runway debris. A metal strip on the runway caused a tire to explode on takeoff, damaging the supersonic jet.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-07-13-airport-checkin_N.htm
No passenger falloff at BWI
July 18, 2008 by kb3ljm.
While airline cuts have passenger traffic on the decline at many U.S. airports, Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) reported its busiest May ever this year. According to the airport, 1,913,777 passengers flew through BWI in May, an increase of 1.8% when compared to the same month a year ago. Southwest was the airport’s top carrier in May with 1,008,912 passengers, a 1.5% increase for the carrier from May 2007. AirTran was BWI’s fastest-growing airline in May. AirTran’s year-over-year passenger count at BWI soared 27.5% to 270,984. BWI says it has had 21.4 million passengers during the last 12 months it has statistics for, making that the busiest 12-month period in the its history.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=52838794.blog