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
Knowledge management programs could help airports deal with the loss of expertise that accompanies mass retirements and resignations, a new report says.
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.
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…
