With no standardized guidelines, apron/ramp markings at U.S. airports are often developed according to local preferences, a new report says.
U.S. airports have varying standards for apron/ramp markings, and the industry lacks comprehensive guidelines on both the design of markings and a consistent terminology to describe them, according to a report from the National Academy of Sciences.1
Airport Ops, Flight Ops, Maintenance Matters, News
The AAIB blames insects’ frenzied nest-building for blocking airliners’ pitot/static systems at Heathrow in mid-2021 and warns that the problem is likely to recur.
The projects include purchasing aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment.
News, Runway Safety (approach and landing)
Two new concepts for staggered threshold approach procedures could result in a 10 percent increase in airport capacity, according to a study by Eurocontrol and French air navigation services provider…
