"High risk of catastrophic runway collision": Congress
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Risk is high for 'catastrophic' runway crash, report warns
WASHINGTON (AP) -- There is "a high risk of a catastrophic runway collision occurring in the United States," congressional investigators concluded Wednesday.
They cited faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked traffic controllers as reasons for the danger.
The investigators gave the Federal Aviation Administration credit for reducing runway safety incidents from a peak in 2001 but said "FAA's runway safety efforts subsequently waned" as the number of incidents settled at a lower level.
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