SAFETY SYSTEM TO WARN OF LAX RUNWAY OBSTACLES.Byline: Staff and Wire Services Federal air-traffic authorities on Monday announced a new safety system to avoid potentially deadly runway incursions at Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX . ``Essentially, what it does is it takes information from our ground radar and the air radar ... and combines information from both sources to prevent ground collisions,'' said Jerry Snyder, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control . The new warning system, called the Airport Movement Area Safety System The Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) visually and aurally prompts tower controllers to respond to situations which potentially compromise safety. AMASS is an add-on enhancement to the host ASDE-3 radar that will provide automated alerts and warnings to potential , or AMASS, gives air-traffic controllers in the LAX control tower a warning whenever it senses that something on the ground is about to get into the way of an aircraft landing or taking off, Snyder explained. Unlike the bleating bleat n. 1. a. The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep. b. A sound similar to this cry. 2. A whining, feeble complaint. v. bleat·ed, bleat·ing, bleats v. collision-avoidance systems in jetliner cockpits, AMASS will speak to controllers in a simulated voice, informing them of the runway and intersection where the incursion in·cur·sion n. 1. An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion. 2. The act of entering another's territory or domain. 3. is detected. The new system has twice warned of potential incursions, although controllers were already aware of them and correcting the problems, said tower manager Sherry Avery, who announced the new system with Federal Aviation Administrator Jane Garvey. |
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